The power and wealth of the biggest banks and financial institutions is one of the most under-reported issues in society
Rod Driver
Derivatives trading and currency trading are on such a huge scale that they can destabilize whole countries
The corrupt banking system is a key mechanism for the rich to extract wealth from society
Excessive wealth distorts politics so that it does not represent ordinary people
The buying power of rich people can drive prices upwards so that poor people cannot afford things. This is most noticeable with property
We need to question why we have given these organisations so much power and political influence. In a reasonable society, businesses would not be able to harm people
How Big Companies Extract Wealth From Everyone Else
The main aim of a corporation is to make as much profit as possible. Everything else is secondary
The mainstream media’s use of the term ‘free markets’ is propaganda
It is estimated that the US government spends at least $800 billion dollars subsidizing the biggest US corporations each year