Bill D: "Ummm... despite all the Libertarian and Republican rhetoric decrying "government regulation", who else CAN even make a dent in the tendency of 'business interests' in trying to manipulate the entire system for their personal financial advantage?"

They will, for a corrupted bribe!..besides, if there is a buck in it for them, they'll do about anything..and pretty much have. In any event, it's the common folk who are going to be screwed.

NOTHING has been 'prevented'..only passing through another set of hands, which, of course, the rules get bent, for a fee, or a favor.
P.S. They sure looked the other way for the anti-trust, and anti-monopoly laws!!!!!

GfS