Who has the power?

I agree with C. Wright Mills that there is Power Elite that runs this country through running our economy. The everyday person still has the right to vote and voice their opinion, but is their opinion really heard? There are three major realms that run the country, the political, the business, and the military. These all come together to form the power elite. They decide how the country is run and make all other decisions that affect everyone's daily life. But, is it in our country's best interest to have this type of government system running us? I personally do not think so.

The Power Elite only thinks about what will help them in the end, that is why the original political system was not set up this way, the business man will not want to support unions because it could topple his empire and the military do not want to the public to know all of their plans because no one would want to join. Finally the politicians don't want the average person to know that most of their "promises" about how they will make the country better is purely to gain their vote than to actually put in the effort to make the change because then they would not be in office.

I am not very big on talking about politics because I feel that no matter what I believe in, there is someone else that wants me to believe the opposite. I want to live in a country where the "Power Elite" make decisions that are better for the whole community and economy rather than to just fulfill their own dreams. We have many problems within our country that need fixing but they will never be fixed just hidden. America has become selfish and if we want to further ourselves in the global society that we are in today is to listen to the needs of the people and stop allowing the Power Elite to make all the decisions for the rest of us, so we can come out of this economic and political rut we have found ourselves in.