Public Anger and Distrust of Business and Government

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-- Democrats and Republicans are part of the problem, not the solution, caring more about business than people;

-- 95% said corporations spend money to buy influence;

-- 93% want corporate spending limits imposed;

-- 93% believe unlimited corporate spending influences elections and infringes on the public's rights, drowned out by big money;

-- most Americans feel corporate spending isn't free speech;

-- only one in four Americans knows about the Supreme Court's Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission (FEC) decision, permitting unlimited corporate political spending;

-- when explained, 78% object, including the court equating spending with speech; it's not; it's bribery, influence buying, rigging the system to benefit them;

-- nearly two-thirds reject the notion that corporations are people; they're not; they're businesses; the largest are giant ones in oligopoly and monopoly industries with interlocking directorates;

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