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This article discusses the idea that those with money have power. The article explains how upper class went to private schools, held large banquets/tea parties, and think they are better than everyone and therefore know how to govern better. The upper class controlled large corporations through stocks. The articles defines the Power Elite, people who tend to dominate American policymaking. This group includes bureaucratic, corporate, intellectual, military, and government elites who control the principal institutions in the US. Their opinions and actions influence the decisions of the policymakers.