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It just reinforces the saying:
"do small crimes, go to prison. Do BIG crimes, go to D.C.".
I come from the Silicon Valley VC world and I've seen the behind the curtain on how these guys do their lobbying and the checks they write. No shot any of these guys will be investigated by anyone in the legislative branch.
So if I understand correctly, you'd fully endorse that not only you'd agree, but have seen in action with your very own eyes, that the U.S. is a Plutocracy, wearing the costume of a Democratic Republic.
No, I would never apply such a broad term to such a complex system. I'm not saying it's right or wrong, but outside of a very small niche, I don't have exposure to the inner workings of the US political or economic system. So, I'm pretty sure I'mnot qualified to make generic wide-ranging assertions like that, except as merely hyperbolic opinion.
Just like anyone else, I have my beliefs. But, I recognize that I also succumb to confirmation bias -- again, like anyone else. So, it would be easy for me to take the one or two small data points I have and extrapolate that to a political and economic system encompassing $25T and 400M people.
But, I'm not going to do that.
As Einstein was fond of saying, "Make everything as simple as possible, but no simpler." Applying a simple set of terms to a complex situation doesn't invite nuanced debate. It merely invites some combination of partisan bickering and circle-jerk. And I have no desire to participate in that.
Btw, I don't know about anyone else, but when it comes to most discussions related to our economics or politics, I'm willing to admit that on the Dunning-Kruger chart, I'm at the peak of Mount Stupid (okay, perhaps I'm tumbling down the other side at this point).
