Here is a Harvard law professor and tech darling (of creative commons), Lawrence Lessig, rebutting your overall point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3

Here is a Harvard law professor and tech darling (of creative commons), Lawrence Lessig, rebutting your overall point. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3W1g https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mw2z9lV3W1g Summary: It feels like we have a government that governs on behalf of those with money because those with money vote first in the fundraising "election" that happens even before a primary election. More money is more votes in the "election" that mattes the most. Those with money get to filter candidates first. edit: Just because money comes from an individual and not directly from a corporation doesn't mean it isn't a pro-corporate/"corporate" contribution.