My point isn't that politicians are inherently better or more trustworthy than companies, but that you have more control over them. The amount of control as a

My point isn't that politicians are inherently better or more trustworthy than companies, but that you have more control over them. The amount of control as a community you can exert on a company beg enough to have a large influence in a community is minimal. The amount of control a community has over an elected official that oversees that community should be large. There will be good companies and bad companies. There will be good politicians and bad politicians. One is easier to steer than the other. Duty, loyalty and trust are good to have. What do you do if the large local company that has outsized influence on the community is lacking those? What do you do if the local elected officials are lacking those? Neither is easy to deal with, but I think one is a far more manageable problem.