[eru]

Democracy is good because people can govern themselves. The smaller the unit of decision is, the better. So in a big nation, you have perhaps 300 million people, so each vote only has 1/300 millionth of an influence but over 300 million people.

In a small town, you have perhaps 500 people, so each vote has 1/500th of influence over 500 people.

Well, when Bill Gates decides what to do with his money, it's 1/1th of influence over 1 person's wealth.