Friday, November 21, 2025

How Billionaires Took Over American Politics

"The concentration of wealth among the richest Americans is unlike anything in history " and so is billionaires' influence in politics."

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"[A]t least 17 billionaires, collectively worth more than $1 trillion, claimed coveted seats in the Capitol Rotunda" on Inauguration Day.

"The three richest men in the world " Musk, Amazon's Jeff Bezos (who owns The Washington Post) and Meta's Mark Zuckerberg " took places of honor next to Trump's family."

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"Still, "Trump's Cabinet is the wealthiest in U.S. history, with a combined net worth of $7.5 billion, according to Forbes.

That's more than double the $3.2 billion net worth of Trump's first Cabinet and 64 times the combined wealth held by Biden's Cabinet."

"Washington Post offers a long profile and striking charts along with a second article that maps who the top 20 most politically influential billionaires are. The thesis and argument are short and sweet and, of course, there are great graphics."

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... the original article is paywalled, but should be reproduced elsewhere soon enough if some intrepid Drudgie wants to find and post it...

#1 | Posted by Corky at 2025-11-21 01:27 PM

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