Is The United States a Plutonomy?

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#1 weezyfb
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Is The United States a Plutonomy?

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#2 D3nnyCrane
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Is The United States a Plutonomy?

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#3 Mochyc
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Wiktionary says that plutonomy is 'The study of the production and distribution of wealth'. The US isn't a study, and isn't communist either, so no.
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#4 Barf_ly
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Do you mean "Plutocracy"? I can see a parallel there.
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#5 OBLOK
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it looks more like a corporate oligarchy to me.

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#6 weezyfb
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Do you mean "Plutocracy"? I can see a parallel there.Barf_ly
its the same.
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#7 Barf_ly
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it looks more like a corporate oligarchy to me.

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Plutarchy, yes.
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#8 Barf_ly
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So now that we have established the taxonomy of the matter, is that it?
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#9 lyeti
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Well it is a plutocracy. the presidents all had to have massive money behind them to win elections. The U.S is nowhere near a democracy as it is a plutocracy.
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#10 quadraleap
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In 42 years I dont think I've ever heard of the word. *rubs chin and googles*
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#11 wstfld
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Wait, what is a plutocracy?
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#12 Frattracide
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In a plutonomy there are typically only two classes, a large impoverished class and a small wealthy class. This does not describe America, which has an incredibly large middle class.