Salon.com: on Corporations


Joe Miller: Multinational corporations exert power over party duopoly

Q: In the struggle over the future of the Republican party, what are the centers of power now?

A: The nation to a certain degree faces a duopoly where both parties are effectively doing the same thing, and that's growing the expanse of power in Washington, D.C. There's an enormous degree of power that's exerted against both parties by multinational corporations. You see that with the [Trans-Pacific Partnership]. You see that with respect to crony regulations and statutes that are embedded in the laws at the behest of lobbyists. You see that even down to the impact that we're seeing today economically in the country, with middle class having immediate net worth that is lowest in decades. The people aren't being properly represented.

Source: Salon.com 2014 CPAC interview on 2014 Alaska Senate race Mar 10, 2014

Elizabeth Warren: New regulatory regime to protect financial consumers

Just as the Consumer Product Safety Commission protects buyers of goods and supports a competitive market, we need the same for consumers of financial products--a new regulatory regime, and even a new regulatory body, to protect consumers who use credit cards, home mortgages, car loans, and a host of other products.
Source: Salon.com, "Wall Street Run Amok", by Conrad Capto Oct 25, 2010

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