America is still a democracy—for now. We still have the power to elect our representatives. But that power is being undermined.
Since the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision in 2010, corporations and special interest groups have had unlimited power to financially influence elections.
Billionaires—not voters—are shaping our political choices.
Consider this:
- Mark Zuckerberg owns Meta.
- Jeff Bezos owns Amazon and the Washington Post.
- Elon Musk owns X (formerly Twitter).
- The Murdoch family owns Fox News.
- And now fundings has been cut to PBS – opposing views are being silenced.
These billionaires own the media we consume—and influence the decisions we make at the ballot box. Unsurprisingly, the choices they promote benefit them, not us.
We are kept distracted by Culture Wars
While billionaires consolidate power and wealth, they keep us fighting over culture war issues—like abortion and immigration.
Why? Because if we’re divided, we won’t unite to challenge them. While we argue, they profit.
This manipulation is not accidental. It’s strategic. And it’s time we started seeing through it.
This leads us to the Wealth Divide: Wages and Taxation
Let’s look at the numbers. The richest 1% of households in the United States have accumulated almost 1,000 times more wealth than the poorest 20% over the last three and a half decades, and economic inequality is getting worse at a rapid pace, new research shows.
A household in the top 0.1% gained an average of $39.5 million in wealth while a top 1% household gained $8.35 million.
By contrast, a bottom 20% household gained less than $8,500 during the same period.
Over the past year alone, Oxfam noted, the wealth of the 10 richest U.S. billionaires soared by $698 billion. That means that the top 0.1%’s share of total wealth is now at a record high of 12.6%. “The data confirms what people across our nation already know instinctively: the new American oligarchy is here,” said Abby Maxman, president and CEO of Oxfam America. “Billionaires and mega-corporations are booming while working families struggle to afford housing, healthcare, and groceries.”
Income Inequality Is Surging In The U.S., New Oxfam Report Finds
In this country, we tax income, not wealth and the billionaires have made sure it stays that way. They’ve rigged the system by buying political influence.
While the working class is taxed into poverty, the ultra-wealthy hoard their untaxed fortunes. We are taxed on:
- Our wages
- Our purchases
- Our personal property such as homes and cars
The rich are not taxed on their increasing wealth.
This isn’t just unreasonable —it’s unsustainable. And it’s why we must stop electing politicians—from either party—who are no longer working in the best interest of the people.