Originally Posted by Gypsified

Well, I disagree with that. There is no limit to the checks and balances that can be imposed in a democracy, and it is done in the developed world. I remember I once gave you an example, and I'll repeat it, that the French rich have to pay as much as 70% of the tax. How did this happen? Obviously, because of the pressure of the middle class which is aware and educated and knows how to voice its opinion. True, American Democracy is a slave to corporate mafia but that is not the only democracy in the world (it's still better than dictatorship, though. Anyone can drag any large organization into court, sue it, and earn millions). That's the beauty of it. Its a flexible system. The more educated and aware the public is, the more checks and balances can be imposed on the "elite" which otherwise gobbles up the resources of the country. And besides, we don't have a better alternative.