Most countries don't allow billionaires to influence elections like the USA. Maybe they still do in other ways.

Anyway, I think blaming the 0.01% for how 50%+1 vote is too easy.

Take electoral reform. Is that the 0.01%, or is the case that it's just the only one that could improve elections with electoral reform never has any incentive? Still, if voters really made it their priority and punished parties that run on it and ignore it once they win, it would be more likely to happen.

No doubt there is problems of reproduction of class, and conservatism to preserve existing hierarchies as they are. But is it the 0.01%? Or is it actually a much larger fraction? Tyranny of the majority is still tyranny even if it's 51% lording it over the 49% instead of 0.01% lording it over the 99.99%.

History shows people have a desire for minority scapegoats. We should know that is wrong.

Take housing. Is unaffordability to blame on the 5% of the population that are landlords? The 1% involved in housing development? Or is it maybe the 60%+ households that live in detached homes being insulated from the problem and being NIMBYs in local elections?

that's cuz the billionaires already own the system and don't need to influence the elections. Putin waves his hand and it is so -- no election needed.