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.
But in contrast, elections in Britain which put power into the hands of Tories with merely ~36% of the votes, for example, is a perfect manifestation of democracy. So, not surprisingly, what is there in US is also a perfect manifestation of democracy too, despite current Congress being elected with only ~15% of votes. So, US, which has a legislative body with a lower vote and approval rate than most actual dictatorships, lambasts another country for being a dictatorship.