Do you feel the united states has become an oligarchy? why, or why not?

It certainly has, since nowadays due the downside of capitalism, which has reached apex, the top 1% of the population holds more than 50% of the wealth and power, and the political campaign funding system has allowed that 1% buy the outcome of general elections, maintaining their positions as rulers permanently, and their political power is a direct consequence of their own wealth. Thus since power in USA rests on a small number of people, it turned into an Oligarchy.

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answer; eliminate parking problems in cities, because a car took up only half as much space as a horse and buggy;

question - in 1827, john walker, a druggist in a small english town, tipped a splint with sulphur, chlorate of potash, and sulphid of antimony, and rubbed it on sandpaper, and it burst into flame. the druggist had discovered the first friction-chemical match, the kind we use to-day. it is called friction-chemical because it is made by mixing certain chemicals together and rubbing them. although walker's match did not require the bottle of acid, nevertheless it was not a good one. it could be lighted only by hard rubbing, and it sputtered and threw fire in all directions. in a few years, however, phosphorus was substituted on the tip for antimony, and the change worked wonders. the match could now be lighted with very little rubbing, and it was no longer necessary to have sandpaper upon which to rub it. it would ignite when rubbed on any dry surface, and there was no longer any sputtering. this was the phosphorus match, the match with which we are so familiar. according the paragraph what was the benefit of the new phosphorus match? it burst into flame when rubbed on sandpaper. it was made by mixing chemicals. it could be ignited on any dry surface. it threw fire in all directions.

answer - matches required natural chemicals