Regis Philbin. Salary: $20 million. âWho Wants to be a Millionaireâ was a massive success in its heyday, and not having Regis yell-talk random things at us as much was also a huge success. And for that, Regis made a $20 million a year, still the highest paid game show host ever. Alex Trebek
The United States is, indeed, a republic, not a democracy. Accurately defined, a democracy is a form of government in which the people decide policy matters directly--through town hall meetings or by voting on ballot initiatives and referendums.
The united states is not an oligarchy exactly. It has tendencies of an oligarchy but is not. The united states is a democratic republic and according to Polybus's cycle after aristocracy comes oligarchy then democracy.