Wow... Dane we have a very large separation of ideas. First of all the stock market is at all time highs because the DOLLAR has been devalued so much from QE1 and QE 2 and our federal reserve printing 80 BILLION a month in an attempt to keep interest rates low to stimulate business growth and thus grow the economy. In fact the people have been trying to protect their wealth by putting money into greedy corporations because our banking system can NOT keep up with the devaluation of the "DOLLAR". This is the real reason why the markets are breaching new highs.
As far as corporations you are absolutely right. We should all be screaming about corporate cronyism and government. Yes. we do need government to make sure bad companies aren't dumping toxic waste into our environment, and yes I agree we have to avoid anarchy at all cost. Our founding fathers would have totally agreed... However...
The one thing that all business does is create REAL GOODS and SERVICES. This is where the understanding of wealth creation is important. If some one raises a cow where none existed, by planting a field of food and tending to the needs of this cow... That person just CREATED a form of wealth.
Our government in contrast does not raise any cows they only exist by "TAXING" the farmer. They only exist because the cow raiser does not want anarchy when he brings his cow to market, where he will profit from all his labor. But he believes all the bull about why the government protects him and why he should share(tax) so much.
With your train of thought... I suggest every one stop working for all these evil corporations and just get a government job... The problem is there would be no one left to tax, and support... A government that doesn't know how to grow a cow... only feast on the pork.
Don't argue with a stupid person. They will pull you down to their level... And beat you with experience..."Samuel Langhorne Clemens"