If Billionaires are running the show, why to they have to keep showing up to congressional subpoenas and kowtowing to government bureaucrats of various types and stripes?
Power and money are frequent bedfellows, but power trumps money every single time.
"Despite the seemingly strong empirical support in previous studies for theories of majoritarian democracy, our analyses suggest that majorities of the American public actually have little influence over the policies our government adopts. Americans do enjoy many features central to democratic governance, such as regular elections, freedom of speech and association, and a widespread (if still contested) franchise. But we believe that if policymaking is dominated by powerful business organizations and a small number of affluent Americans, then America’s claims to being a democratic society are seriously threatened."
Congressional subpoenas are pure kayfabe. To win their districts, congress members need money. And the more of it they get the happier they are. So money is power.
Power and money are frequent bedfellows, but power trumps money every single time.