Oligarchy is a system of government where power is held by a small group of people.

**Symptoms of Oligarchy: ** Members of the leadership are above the law. Leaders are compensated more than just their salary as they can pre-position personal assets to take advantage of their governmental plans. Displays of offering representation to common people are only theatrical gestures.

The Iron Law of Oligarchy states that regardless of the good intentions of a democracy when it begins, eventually it will lead to Oligarchy.

Before WWII, the US had a strong non-interventionist policy, with a focus on small government and personal responsibility. After WWII, these principles were thrown in the trash, and the nation was never the same. The size of government grows year after year like a pyramid scheme and will end the same way.