America's silent-but-deadly billionaires: How our tight-lipped overlords are waging stealth campaigns against the middle class

``... a new working paper by political scientists Benjamin Page, Jason Seawright and Matthew Lacombe finds that what billionaires say and what they do are dramatically different. While billionaires rarely go on the record discussing Social Security and taxes, they work behind the scenes to oppose policies favored by average Americans. Often, there are deep disconnects between what billionaires say regarding policies and which organizations they fund.... much of the money that's given to more moderate candidates is aimed at cultivating access and creating the appearance of "moderation." If a billionaire wants to change policy, they are better off donating to incumbents or candidates highly likely to win than dark horse candidates that are closer to their values (a lesson the left could learn from).''