Democracy?

I'm confused about this word. As I understand it it means the rule by the people. We hear it proclaimed loudly by many politicians about America. We know they say one thing and do another, for example education in this country. It is abyssal. Why? Because of the money. This is where democracy is losing ground, the money. This election year has been altered dramatically by the Supreme Court.

When are the pundits going to call America what it is, or at least blatantly becoming a Plutocracy. Keep in mind the wealth of our politicians.

We aren't a democracy, we are a plutocracy. And this isn't new, it is just more apparent now.