With my daughter studying in Egypt, I have been following the elections there. Only 7% of the population who were paid to vote for the National Democratic Party voted. The Muslim Brotherhood lost their 88 seats. Now, 90% of the Parliament is DNP, and will most like annoint Mubarak's son as his successor if Mubarak himself doesn't "run" for another term.
The poor in Egypt have no voice. The rich buy the elections so the Parliament will make the rich richer. Not much different than in America.
Since everyone knows I like big words, I have come up with a new term for the political system of Egypt and the United States--arichtocracy.
With unemployment killing us, our Congress thinks the best way to solve it is to give tax cuts to the wealthiest in America. The rich vote in the rich to support the rich.
My question--has politics ever been any different?
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