No what is pure horse crap is this notion that their is this evil capitalist cabal out there manipulating everything to the determent of the "little guy" That is total Marxist manufactured myth. Corporations are nothing but collections of stock holders. They exist to maximize profits. Since Das Capital the Marxists have manufactured this myth of "evil capitalism" that has been successful exploited by the Leftist politicians ever since as their fraudulent threat they are defending the "little guy" from. All the corporations are doing is paying the Big Government thugs protection money to be left alone
Where did I say there was a cabal? Certain corrupt companies, such as Goldman Sachs or Archer-Daniels Midland, have deep influence in government and exploit government to either expand their bottom line (exempting new commodities exchanges from regulation, ethanol subsidies) or protect it at taxpayer expense (AIG bailout). The process has evolved over time. It is symbiotic, but has happened throught the industrial revolution - during the Ludlow massacre, the governor of Colorad had been bought off by mining interests, in whose mines workers died at twice the national rate. And that governor turned the National Guard on striking miners. I think unions have largely outlived their usefulness nowadays, but 100 years ago they were vital towards breaking the incestuous grip of corporations and government.