Oligarchy.Quick question for everyone.
The US is no longer a Republic, and most certainly does not function as a Democracy. Jimmy Carter even called the US an Oligarchy with unlimited political bribery. We can probably express many traits of many different types of government, while actually being something else. For example, since we vote on some things, we have some characteristics of Democracy due to voting. We also express some characteristics of a Republic, but not one that supports the people in any way. We have Social Security, so we show some characteristics of Socialism. Fascism is basically described as the merger between Socialism and Corporatism. Our health care is a key example of Corporations running the govt, we have to pay out the ass for medical care and insurance and still get the short end of the stick because corporate profits are more important than the health of the people. We also express some forms of Communism. For me, it is really hard to say conclusively exactly what form of government we have in practice. I can say we are nearly totally corrupt, but that corruption could be applied to any form of label to any type of government also, so that doesnt help.
What form of government do you think the US most closely resembles?
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