You seem to be introducing a new point rather than agreeing or disagreeing with me or the article. Actually, I think you are agreeing with me. Contrary to the

You seem to be introducing a new point rather than agreeing or disagreeing with me or the article. Actually, I think you are agreeing with me. Contrary to the article, large amounts of money are at the complete disposal of individuals, corporations, and organizations, who simply don't choose to spend it in ways we agree with sometimes. For example, they earmark it for Africa instead of flying cars. We don't know what Apple will do with its $XX billion piggybank, but I'm pretty happy with what they've done so far. Buffett pledged most of his billions to philanthropy. I believe these decisions are theirs to make. "Capital is power" is a metaphor. Capital certainly grants purchasing power. Some things (and people) can be bought and some can't. Laws shouldn't be as purchasable as they are, of course.