From Ross Perot to Tom Steyer, rich megalomaniacs run for president by preying on voters’ disillusionment
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Most of the candidates for the Democratic Presidential nomination seem to have no problem with the presence of grand private fortunes
UBS report shows billionaires increased fortunes by $1.4tn, more than the GDP of Spain
Richest fortunes rise 23 percent this year to top $5 trillion
Bloomberg Billionaires Index uncovered 67 billionaires in 2017
A two-minute guide to President-elect Donald Trump’s proposed cabinet. Already the richest in modern history, his picks include an array of the super wealthy, big business executives and climate change deniers
New Yorker writer Jane Mayer examines the origins, rise and dominance of a billionaire class to whom money is no object when it comes to buying power
America’s billionaires minimize their tax burdens, making the rest of us pick up their tab.
Think of this as the year that democracy of, by, and for the billionaires shall not perish from the Earth. In other words, these days, if you have billions of dollars, you can shout from the skies and the rest of us have to listen. They are: Sheldon Adelson, Charles and David Koch, Sam Walton, Rupert Murdoch, Linda McMahon, or hedge fund honchos like John Paulson and Steven Cohen.
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