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![VladTheInflator Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::1373772003191099392.png) Darth Powell [@VladTheInflator](/creator/twitter/VladTheInflator) on x 96K followers
Created: 2025-07-21 23:40:28 UTC

Is the U.S. already a Banana Republic?
It depends on how loosely you apply the term. Here's a breakdown:

✅ Signs Consistent with a Banana Republic:
Elite Capture of Government:
Lobbying and campaign finance laws allow corporations and the ultra-wealthy to exert disproportionate influence.
Revolving door between government and industry (e.g., pharma, defense, finance).

Wealth Inequality:
The top X% holds over XX% of U.S. wealth.
Real wages for many have stagnated since the 1970s despite productivity gains.

Dependence on Financialization:
The U.S. economy is increasingly driven by asset inflation, tech monopolies, and speculative finance over real production.

Erosion of Rule of Law:
Legal outcomes often differ based on wealth and status.
Prosecutions of financial crimes (e.g., post-2008) were rare.

Authoritarian Drift:
Politicization of the DOJ, FBI, IRS, Federal Reserve, and courts increasingly debated by both sides of the aisle.

Executive overreach and erosion of Congressional authority.


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