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The answer to the  question “Is America a plutocracy?” might seem either trivial or obvious  depending on how one defines the term. Plutocracy, says the dictionary,  simply means “rule by the rich.” If the query is taken literally to  mean that the non-rich—the vast majority of American citizens—have no  influence in American democracy, or that the country is self-consciously  ruled by some hidden collusive elite, the answer is obviously “no.” On  the other hand, if the question is taken to mean, “Do the wealthy have  disproportionate political influence in the United States?” then the  answer is obviously “yes”, and that answer would qualify as one of the  most unsurprising imaginable. Wealthy people have had disproportionate  influence in most polities at most times in history.Lea el artículo completo en The American Interest