Elite impact on government/ policy

[Hawk_82]

This is not a partisan question, since there are rich on both sides.

How much control do you think Bill Gates, Soros, Bezos, Murdock, Musk, ken Griffin

How much power do you think the elite can buy with their money and influence?

 

[jneffer]

you need a "actually it's the subterranean crab people who control everything" option

 

[Ree4]

I think large corporations and industries (pharma, oil, MIC etc) have much more influence than individuals. Politicians spend 2/3s of their time fund raising - they are beholden to those interests. If they won't help them deregulate they'll buy somebody else who will.