Company pays for candidates advertisements so they can win primary -> can only vote on candidates that companies voted for first -> politicians are responsive to their benefactors -> politicians de-regulate/ignore mergers/grid lock themselves -> companies are able to centralize more power -> company increases their influence over the government to get even more influence...
This un-virtuous cycle means the only way out is unions (or french-ery).
We have openly corrupt supreme court justices who laugh in our face and say "what are you gonna do about it?" Pelosi said "I can trade stock on companies I regulate" and basically said "what are you gonna do about it?"
Government intervention can only come after we have an answer for corrupt politicians saying "what are you gonna do about it?"
Kroger and Albertsons are gonna merge... "what are you going to do about it?"