SOME will contend that the Philippines today is already a plutocracy. But we will assume here that we are still a democracy, or at least we are trying our damnedest to become one.

A plutocracy, by definition, is, 1. The rule of society by the wealthy; 2. A state or government characterized by the rule of the wealthy; 3. A class that exercises power by virtue of its wealth.

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