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Re:The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U... by jakelazaroff on Monday October 18, 2021 @11:46AM (#28906726)
> You could also argue that 0.1% is directing all of the laws surrounding our economy...and those are our elected leaders.

If they're doing a bad job, the recourse (at least in theory) is to elect better leaders. What recourse do we have when the rich abuse their power?

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Re:The wealthiest 10% of Americans own a record 89% of all U... by j_walter on Monday October 18, 2021 @01:55PM (#28908486)
In theory...but despite the sub 20% approval rating of congress over the last decade the same people keep getting voted into power. If you don't like the rich abusing their power...don't buy their product. Does it suck to not use Amazon...sure, but making an impact is not easy.
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