Letter: Americans have forgotten democracy

“Government of the people, by the people, for the people.” Abraham Lincoln first spoke these words at Gettysburg and they are widely considered the definition of democracy. Many Americans seem to have forgotten about this — to our detriment.In 2018, 96% of the candidates for representative or senator who spent the most money were elected. Do big donors get favors in return? For example the lowest individual and corporate tax rates of any major country? Or, three times the expen