There is "the rich", and that they have competing interests isn't really relevant to the issue of their ability to purchase influence in media. It doesn't matte

There is "the rich", and that they have competing interests isn't really relevant to the issue of their ability to purchase influence in media. It doesn't matter if their interest is "good" or "bad" (And also, they have some shared interests, like "staying rich", although I see you call that a "shared goal"; a distinction without a difference, it seems to me.)