Princeton University study: Public opinion has “near-zero” impact on U.S. law.

Gilens & Page found that the number of Americans for or against any idea has no impact on the likelihood that Congress will make it law.

“The preferences of the average American appear to have only a miniscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.”
One thing that does have an influence? Money. While the opinions of the bottom 90% of income earners in America have a “statistically non-significant impact,” Economic elites, business interests, and people who can afford lobbyists still carry major influence.

In the last 5 years alone, the 200 most politically active companies in the US spent $5.8 billion influencing our government with lobbying and campaign contributions.

Those same companies got $4.4 trillion in taxpayer support — earning a return of 750 times their investment.

It’s a vicious cycle of legalized corruption.

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Forget the Solutions proposed but such a "revealing" study about The Obvious bears repeating.

What is "public opinion", anyway? Not that I don't recognize that the vast, vast majority of people know that the system is rigged against them and their interests (that much should be obvious), but what is the purpose and function of a "public opinion" industry in the seat of Empire and Capital? If anything, maybe it's to convince themselves that "the public" supports them, at some level.

"Hey, we're just givin' the people what they want...supply and demand, motherfucker!"

Chomsky called it "manufacturing consent." Who said anything about "consent?" The bourgeoisie do as they please, without any regard to the lives of the masses whatsoever. Public opinion be damned.

"Yeah, I'm taking away your means of survival, without remorse...what are ya gonna do 'bout it?"