What does he think kept the bankers out of jail when they lied, cheated and stole?
Money has a political power all its own. Once you have money, you need to have political power to be allowed to keep it. Doesn't matter what the form of government, somebody wants to take it from you, and you need power to keep it. Or to steal the other guys.
power can come from the barrel of a gun, but up until that point, it seems to be easiest to find it in a huge bank balance.
Maybe he's confused as the small guy knows he's never going to have political power, so avoids the struggle for it. Corporations don't (much) go for the overt vote getting as it antagonizes one or another segment of their market, but rather buys politicians directly which works no matter what party runs things.
“Corporations don’t (much) go for the overt vote getting as it antagonizes one or another segment of their market,”
That’s changed significantly recently as more and more companies go out of their way to take political positions, often coerced by political activists in and out of the companies.
And politicians have learned to control recalcitrant companies through their regulatory powers.
The system is becoming more fascist.