I don't want to start a debate but statements like these drive me crazy. Businesses control government because big government policies (like the regulations you suggest) encourage them to. If government doesn't have regulatory control of an industry, companies in that industry can't use government to benefit themselves. They must therefore compete based on their merits, not on who they know in Washington or the strength and number of their lobbyists. It's unfortunate that those who most deplore corruption support policies that create an environment in which corruption is inevitable.
The issue is that we need to discuss this - now more than ever... the Net demands it more than ever!
Why should I get emails from a website that I visit just once - without giving them "express permission" to contact me in the future? And those are the ones I can trace back with specific emails.
We may have to agree to disagree here - I see your point - but SCOTUS has said that corporations are on equal footing as even individuals.
Here is a novel idea - what about giving each registered voter the ability to contribute up to $500 a year to a group or lobbyist? We get rid of the incentive of like Big Oil to lobby for tax credits and such as we pay $4 a gallon for gas and they hide their profits from taxes that are due?