3M, Activision and Alaska Air Group (3 S&P 500 companies) are a bigger threats than the government? I'd venture to say between corporations and governments 99%

3M, Activision and Alaska Air Group (3 S&P 500 companies) are a bigger threats than the government? I'd venture to say between corporations and governments 99% of 'bad things' that have happened in the last century were at the hands of governments. A few world wars is a good starting place. The idea that governments are benevolent overseers of the common good is what is bullshit. Those in government are as self-interested (if not more) as any other group (lawyers, plumbers, etc). The last thing the rich want to do is kow-tow to a bunch of politicians, but the reality is they have to because one poorly conceived law or regulation can do real harm to a business. You have to pay to be at the table to do the best you can to prevent this. Politicians demand $$$$ to be at that table. I've seen this first hand.