"There's going to be a lot of "haves" on Wall Street this year. I've never seen so many 28 year olds already spending those half million dollar bonuses."
Big year for them and their partner lobbyists. CAFTA, drug company subsidies posed as charity, reducing the bankruptcy rights of the middle classes, etc.
Rational economic profit strategies dictate better efficiencies by giving political parties campaign money to change laws than making and selling products.
It can all turn on a dime and frequently does, though most people don't believe that.