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.
USA And The History Of Democracy. Despite what politicians or nationalistic citizens from the USA may think, the USA doesn't have too strong a claim at being the first nation to have Democracy. And we don't have half of the democracy and freedom that the Scandinavian countries have.