At what point does great wealth held in a few hands actually harm democracy, threatening to turn a democratic republic into an oligarchy?

by Thom Hartmann

It's a debate we haven't had freely and openly in this nation for nearly a century, and last week, by voting to end the Estate Tax, House Republicans tried to ensure that it wouldn't be had again in this generation. But it's a debate that's vital to the survival of democracy in America.

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