It may not always be “families” running the oligarchy but chosen small groups. Power in the hands of a select few, and kept that way.
Hey, if you and your pals owned the USA and a lot of the world, you wouldn’t want to give that up easily.
You can see who’s in the power group by who’s behind global warming..today Warren Buffet came out. I haven’t heard any of the GOP candidates positions..but maybe I’ve missed them.