Wall Street and Big Corporations Got What They Wanted—This Time

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5. Shareholders got what they wanted.

If not vocally, in the only way corporations care about, monetarily.

We are living in the days of Citizens United. Our paper ballots count, but not as much as our paper presidents and those we cast those votes for will do all they can to assure a return. In fact, they are bound by law to do all they can, up to and including, breaking laws.

This was all for them. Even though you can't see the grin on their faces here, you can feel it between the words.
It is wide, gleaming and is only slightly less jarring than the eyes full of dollar signs.