In theory, but the wallets of a few hundred families are deeper than everyone else’s combined. All it takes then, to make “vote with your wallet meaningless” is

In theory, but the wallets of a few hundred families are deeper than everyone else’s combined. All it takes then, to make “vote with your wallet meaningless” is to introduce one or two major divisions in society and the elites can rest easy knowing they control lobbying as well. It would take a society-wide alliance to fight the influence of the Koch brothers, George Soros (and of course about half of the population only wants to fight one of them and not the other). When you factor in the money and power of corporations like Goldman Sachs and Exxon... well... don’t bother.