We have to bring some balance to our political system. If people lose faith in this system, which they are rapidly doing, in large part, because they feel, correctly, that people with a lot of money have far more say in the actual political dialogue than they do, this great democracy could falter.
King warns that loss of faith in democracy is linked to wealth's influence in politics.
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