"Corporations have outsize influence on the government because they control jobs, which is the single thing Americans care about more than anything else." They

"Corporations have outsize influence on the government because they control jobs, which is the single thing Americans care about more than anything else." They have influence on government because they pay politicians bribes that get them elected. Endless evidence to support that where companies or industries give money, politicians get elected, and politicians pass laws to give those companies benefits they want that aren't good for voters or even the voters money. The politicians get wealth and power in return. End of story. The rest is narrative the politicians use to distract from that. Now, they do like bringing jobs and contracts into their districts to increase their votes. They operate on money, though. Recent example with ISP's: https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15100620/congress-fcc-isp-web-browsing-privacy-fire-sale https://www.theverge.com/2017/3/29/15100620/congress-fcc-isp... The oil companies make it even more obvious. They're making insane profits but still get tax subsidies from the politicians they paid off. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/12/us-taxpayers-subsidising-worlds-biggest-fossil-fuel-companies https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/may/12/us-taxpa...