Everywhere you look, people make the claim that our governments have been usurped and hijacked by a small group of megalomaniacal billionaires hellbent on world domination.
It’s more than a conspiracy theory or a gut feeling—it’s a reality backed by money, lobbying, and influence. Americans know deep down that the political system doesn’t serve the people; it serves the wealthy elite, corporate interests, and connected insiders.
And here’s the uncomfortable truth: they’re right.
But there is, beneath all the propaganda and rhetoric, an honest solution for the people. The only salient way to defend ourselves against plutocratic tyranny. Read on to see the Libertarian Solution to billionaires.
How the Rich Control Government
Lobbying: Legalized Bribery
In Washington, D.C., lobbying is the most profitable investment money can buy. Corporations and billionaires spend billions of dollars each year lobbying politicians—and the return on investment is staggering. For every dollar spent, corporations often reap hundreds in subsidies, favorable regulations, or tax loopholes.
This isn’t a democracy. It’s an auction house.
“Every election is a sort of advance auction sale of stolen goods.”
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Media Manipulation by the Wealthy
It’s no accident that billionaires own or control most major news networks, newspapers, and even tech platforms. With ownership comes editorial influence, and with influence comes the ability to shape what people see—and more importantly, what they don’t see.
Narratives that challenge entrenched power rarely break through. Instead, we’re fed endless distractions: partisan bickering, celebrity scandals, and empty culture wars. Meanwhile, the real issue—government corruption—barely makes the news.
"Journalism is printing what someone else does not want printed; everything else is public relations." - George Orwell
Campaign Finance & Political Capture
Money dominates elections. The candidate who raises the most campaign funds wins over 90% of the time. Those funds overwhelmingly come from wealthy donors, Super PACs, and corporate backers.
The lesson politicians learn is clear: your job security doesn’t depend on voters—it depends on donors.
In other words, the rich don’t just influence government. They’ve captured it.
The Libertarian Answer: Shrink the State
Here’s the pivot most people miss: If the government has the power to hand out trillions in subsidies, bailouts, and contracts, the wealthy will always fight to control it. That’s not corruption—it’s human nature.
The problem isn’t that the rich buy influence. The problem is that the state has so much influence for sale.
The libertarian solution is simple: shrink the state until there’s nothing left to sell.
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End subsidies.
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End corporate bailouts.
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End trillion-dollar slush funds and pork-barrel spending.
When government no longer has favors to hand out, billionaires lose the incentive to corrupt it.
This is why libertarian philosophy is the ultimate anti-corruption solution. Unlike progressives who want to expand the state, or conservatives who want to wield it for their team, libertarians want to take away the very weapon the rich are using against us.
The Final Word: Don’t Feed the Beast
So, do the rich own the government? Yes—because we keep giving the government power to be bought. The progressives who acknowledge that the rich buy political power but wish to pass more government regulations are severely misguided.
The solution isn’t to pass more campaign finance laws, elect “better leaders,” or regulate away corruption. The solution is to dismantle the system that the rich exploit.
If you’re tired of billionaires buying politicians, stop giving politicians the power to sell. If you’re tired of corporations manipulating policy, stop letting government write the rules that make manipulation possible.
Libertarians don’t want to take back the state. We want to strip it of the power to be captured in the first place.
Because at the end of the day, the rich can only own the government if you keep feeding the beast.
While billionaires have enormous influence, they have no power without the state. The state is the final arbiter of doom. And we are the only ones who can dismantle the power it has...
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