But the USA still controlled by Oligarchy, see whether Obama can
do to the USA Oligarchy what Putin did to the Russian
Oligarchy.
But having put his priorities on paper and having stood behind
them, the President recognizes that there are those who will fight
against change every step of the way.
"I realize that passing this budget won’t be easy.
Because it
represents real and dramatic change, it also represents a threat to
the status quo in Washington. I know that the
insurance industry won’t like the idea that they’ll have to bid
competitively to continue offering Medicare coverage, but that’s
how we’ll help preserve and protect Medicare and lower health care
costs for American families. I know that banks and big
student lenders won’t like the idea that we’re ending their huge
taxpayer subsidies, but that’s how we’ll save taxpayers nearly $50
billion and make college more affordable. I know that oil and
gas companies won’t like us ending nearly $30 billion in tax
breaks, but that’s how we’ll help fund a renewable energy economy
that will create new jobs and new industries. I know these steps
won’t sit well with the special interests and lobbyists who are
invested in the old way of doing business, and I know they’re
gearing up for a fight as we speak. My message to them is
this:
"So am
I."
http://www.whitehouse.gov/blog/09/02/28/
Historical background on the USA oligarchy's influence and
control over the federal government:
This was a fairly workable system, since the three forces were
approximately equal, the advantage, if any, resting with the party
machine. This advantage became so great in the period 1865-1880
that the forces of finance, commerce, and industry were forced to
contribute ever-increasing largesse to the political machines in
order to obtain the services from government which they regarded as
their due, services such as higher tariffs, land grants to
railroads, better postal services, and mining or timber
concessions.
The fact that
these forces of finance and business were themselves growing in
wealth and power made them increasingly restive under the need to
make constantly larger contributions to party political
machines.
Moreover, these economic tycoons increasingly
felt it to be unseemly that they should be unable to issue orders
but instead have to negotiate as equals in order to obtain services
or favors from party bosses.
By the late 1870's business leaders determined
to make an end to this situation by
cutting with one blow the taproot of the system of party
machines, namely, the patronage system.
This system, which they called by the derogatory term "spoils
system," was objectionable to big business not so
much because it led to dishonesty or inefficiency but because it
made the party machines independent of business
control by giving them a source of income (campaign
contributions from government employees) which was independent of
business control.
If this source could be cut
off or even sensibly reduced, politicians would be much more
dependent upon business contributions for campaign
expenses.
At a time when the growth of a mass press and of the use of
chartered trains for political candidates were greatly increasing
the expense of campaigning for office, any reduction in campaign
contributions from officeholders would inevitably make politicians
more subservient to business.
It was with this aim in view that civil service reform began in
the Federal government with the Pendleton Bill of 1883.
As a result, the government was
controlled with varying degrees of completeness by the forces of
investment banking and heavy industry from 1884
to1933...
http://real-world-news.org/bk-quigley/02.html#6
I know these
steps won’t sit well with the special interests and lobbyists who
are invested in the old way of doing business, and I know they’re
gearing up for a fight as we speak. My message to them is
this:
"So am
I."
At least in the USA, some of those in the Oligarchs of Wealthy
had some social conscience and contributed the bulk of their time
and wealth towards those less fortunate within their society
and towards selected communities in the World at large.
Warren Buffett contributed the bulk of his wealth to the Gates
Foundation that is managed by Bill Gates and his wife, and in turn
they agreed to establish a ‘Bill
Gates, Melinda Gates and Warren Buffett formed a US$60 Billion
Philanthropic Foundation’ to fight global poverty
and diseases.
The 'nouveau riche' Russia and China have a
lot to learn from those in USA with a 150 year history of
philanthropy in giving and helping the less fortunate.