>>Well, of course they have. It's a huge victory for corporations. The part I don't get is why ordinary citizens consider this a good thing. When exactly did corporate profits become more important than the interests of American citizens who don't happen to be wealthy?
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>>All the markets are down today. The DOW is down about 200 points. When did it become a terrible thing to be successful?
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>FWIW, Americans have long been skeptical of those making enormous sums. I saw a little bit of a CNBC show about John D. Rockefeller while flipping channels last night. They talked about the tremendous amount of negativity toward him, both in the newspapers and in the form of threats and so forth.
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>So, in your terminology, it became terrible to be successful at least 140 years ago.
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>Tamar

Skeptical is a word, however, I think jealous is more appropriate.