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An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted
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Elon Musk's influence on US politics exemplifies 'elite overproduction', where excessive wealth distorts democracy. Billionaires' donations and actions across the political spectrum threaten democratic processes.

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Elon Musk
2024 US Elections
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An excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predicted
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Elon Musk's influence on US politics exemplifies 'elite overproduction', where excessive wealth distorts democracy. Billionaires' donations and actions across the political spectrum threaten democratic processes.
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Elon Musk speaking at a Trump rally in Madison Square Garden, New York, on 27 October 2024. Photograph: Jen Golbeck/Sopa Images/Rex/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenElon Musk speaking at a Trump rally in Madison Square Garden, New York, on 27 October 2024. Photograph: Jen Golbeck/Sopa Images/Rex/ShutterstockOpinionUS elections 2024 This article is more than 9 months oldAn excess of billionaires is destabilising politics – just as academics predictedThis article is more than 9 months oldZoe WilliamsPoliticians have always courted the wealthy, but Elon Musk and co represent a new kind of donor, and an unprecedented danger to democracyThu 31 Oct 2024 06.00 EDTLast modified on Thu 31 Oct 2024 13.35 EDTShare740740The concept of “elite overproduction” was developed by social scientist Peter Turchin around the turn of this century to describe something specific: too many rich people for not enough rich-person jobs. It’s a byproduct of inequality: a ton of poor people, sure, but also a supe...

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