Plutocracy, also known as Corporatocracy or neoliberalism, is an extreme type of economic and social hierarchy characterized by rule by the wealthy, rather than by the people. The United States is not a democracy, but rather a plutocracy masquerading as a democratic republic. Numerous corporations have lobbied to the government, in turn enacting legislation favoring corporations at the detriment of the working man. Most Conservatives in the United States promise the continuation of social hierarchy favoring heterosexual Christian White men, but only worsen the problem.