That doesn't follow
Now if you imagine that the 'government' (of the people, by the yada yada) today matches the CIEIO in sociopathic self-interest? - such that you'd *prefer* to let the same Pharaohs continue to *stack the government with paid lackeys in preference to 'our Bad-Government'?
Yes, I think the incidence of rampant self-interest is just as high in government as in business. How does it then follow that I want businesses to continue the current problem?
Without going into a long explanation of how much I do or don't agree with the Libertarian Party, consider this:
Corporations derive much of their power[1] from the fact that they are considered a legal "person" under the law. Officers of the company are essentially shielded from the consequences of their actions by the fact that everything the company does is considered to be an act of the company. All liability falls to the corporation.
But how do you put a corporation in jail when it is found to have caused a death? Or thousands as in Bhopal? Basically, the whole concept that a corporation gets the same legal protections as a person with (effectively) minimal liability is out of whack.
And now corporations are allowed to petition the government to consider their wishes, and make contributions to political campaigns. But can foreigners (real people) contribute to U.S. political campaigns? Not legally. So why can multinational corporations? They move their headquarters to the location with the most favorable tax environment, then contribute to whatever campaign they wish.
Ok, I'm definitely starting to ramble here. Obviously I don't have a simple solution for this. Like you said, it's now a chicken-and-egg problem. But to suggest that I like the status quo, just because I think the government is an equal partner in the problem, is way off base.
[1] IMO etc etc etc