The system of corruption in America has made it increasingly challenging to oust oligarchy
Over the last four decades, the will to create a system of balance between the rich and the poor has waned. The majority of the Americans who have always drawn strength from belonging to grassroots membership have started to lose interest.
The truth is that Americans have had less time to participate in all these memberships actively. The stagnation of wages and an increase in the cost of living has forced people to take more jobs and spend less time on other things.
Also, the spending power of the minority rich Americans far outweigh that of public corporations.
In the 2014/15 general elections, the public corporations and groups spent a meager $213 million, compared to $3.4 billion spent by the rich. By default, politicians tend to be on the side of the highest spenders, thereby sidelining the people.
⚡️Modern-day politics is largely determined by the group with the largest amount of money to spend. The more money you spend, the higher your chances of winning.
This means that political parties have stopped representing the views of most constituents. Because the cost of campaigns has been raised, politicians now lobby for donations from wealthy people. These wealthy people are ready to help, but they only help with the promise of rewards for them by the politicians. This means that most politicians are automatically in debt of a lot of wealthy men, and they must be pleased at all times.
Corruption has become very systemic, reaching beyond just one party to another. It’s a collective bond that brings two different parties together to unite. In the US, corruption is one of the few things that bring the Democrats and the Republicans together. While it’s true that there are very important differences between the Democrats and the Republicans, neither party is entirely committed to challenging the worryingly increasing concentration of wealth and power in the United States.
The election of Trump further cemented the stance of wealthy Americans. Donald Trump, as a businessman and one of the wealthiest Americans, subscribed to the ideology of keeping the money and power within the rich. So, when he got elected as the POTUS, it was predicted that he would offer “a uniquely attractive environment for those who make money and/or have money.”
To the wealthy Americans, as long as Trump gives them an enabling environment to earn more money, then it doesn’t really matter what he does about the middle-class Americans.