The original point was that people should fear corporations more than the government, because the government is the instrument of the people, whereas corporations have other less savory motives.<p>But its not true - the government is not to be trusted. It has a monopoly on military &#x2F; police force, which it abuses incessantly. Moreover, it is effectively controlled by a private duopoly (Democrats + Republicans), with the same motives as any corporate coalition. What&#x27;s more, corporations effectively control the duopoly. Just look at what happened with TTIP  (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;commentisfree&#x2F;2015&#x2F;feb&#x2F;04&#x2F;secrets-ttip-corporations-not-citizens-transatlantic-trade-deal" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.theguardian.com&#x2F;commentisfree&#x2F;2015&#x2F;feb&#x2F;04&#x2F;secrets...</a>).<p>And it is not doing what most of the populace wants, if that&#x27;s not clear from the current election, look at the Congress approval ratings (<a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gallup.com&#x2F;poll&#x2F;1600&#x2F;congress-public.aspx" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.gallup.com&#x2F;poll&#x2F;1600&#x2F;congress-public.aspx</a>). It&#x27;s barely gone above 20% in the last 6 years. And has only once briefly gone above 50% in the past 30 years.