"But the greed comes from our demands as well as from those running the company."

YOUR demands, not mine. I don't have enough money to "invest" in any of those fancy options. However, as an investor you have (or should have) certain rights and responsibilities. Among them is the right to guide the company down the path you feel it should take. If that path will cost you a percentage point or two of "profits" then I don't see why it isn't a more palatable option. But then, it isn't my money.

My point is that the big investors are focused only on their money and not on their place in the world. The little investors are only along for the ride. Dickens described the big investors in his Scrooge. Focus on the money and let the rest of the world go hang.