Politicians write the laws. The law influences/persuades/dictates/controls world markets... they own stock in them and collusion is rampant! - Romans 16:18 They serve their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the minds of the simple. 2Peter 2:19 While they promise them liberty, they themselves are the servants of corruption. Isaiah 56:11 ...they are leaders that cannot understand: they all look to their own way, every one for his gain, from his District. Amos 5:12 ...they afflict the just, they take a bribe, and they turn aside the poor from their right. Isaiah 1:23 Your leaders are companions of thieves: every one loves gifts, and follows after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither does the cause of the widow come unto them... Ephesians 5:12 It is a shame even to speak of those things which are done of them in secret. 2Peter 2:18 they speak great swelling words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh...Proverbs 22:16 They oppress the poor to increase their riches, and they giveth to the rich... Deuteronomy 16:19 You shall not wrest judgment; you shall not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift does blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous. Jude 1:16 ...their mouth speaketh great swelling words, admiring the rich and powerful because of advantage. Isaiah 56:11 Yea, they are greedy dogs which can never have enough...