Does the existence of billionaires undermine democracy? With Warren's wealth tax proposal, here are a few arguments for why the answer is, simply, yes.
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Replying to @stevenmklein
Theory is great. But is there empirical evidence to back any of this?
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Replying to @J_RtheWriter @stevenmklein
Do you have Representatives in Congress that keep the needs of their constituents above corporations and wealthy donors? If not, I would argue that is your empirical evidence.
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Replying to @Mhera_ @J_RtheWriter
I cited three emperical books and two recent emperical studies that support my view. This has additional references to the emperical literature.https://www.annualreviews.org/doi/10.1146/annurev-polisci-061014-101840 …
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Replying to @stevenmklein @Mhera_
Noted. And apologies for not noticing
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