How Global Corporate Tax Avoidance Fuels the Wealth Inequalities that Undermine Democracy.

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Oligarchy in a Democracy: The Threat of Extreme Wealth Concentration in the United States

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There is widespread belief that the United States is a liberal capitalist democracy, but can we also say that it is an oligarchy? If we accept that oligarchy can exist within a
democracy, then I think the answer is yes. Oligarchy is fundamentally about the exercise of power by the richest citizens.

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This is part of a blog post series on https://democracychallenged.com/blog/. 

*Originally published in the Business Post, January 26th, 2025

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Democracy Challenged - How Global Corporate Tax Avoidance Fuels the Wealth Inequalities that Undermine Democracy. 101125672