I agree that the real economy is also thoroughly corrupt and in the hands of an oligopoly. But industry and finance are fist in glove, and in many cases, e.g. GM, GE and now potentially even Google, large parts of these behemoth “industrial” companies are actually financial firms. Monopoly/oligopoly and corrupt finance/banking are the two-headed hydra of corporate domination. They both need to be divided and conquered.
I personally find it interesting that the industrial side of the economy did not rebel against the financial side after they nearly destroyed the world economy in 2008. They could’ve pushed for greater regulation and a break up of the big banks, which could lead to greater stability and thus steadier sales and demand in the real economy, which would benefit the industrial companies. The fact that this did not happen leads to the conclusion that they are two sides of the same coin. Put another way, they have an ideology they are jointly pushing that benefits both in the longer term, and for one part of the beast to criticize and diminish the other might result in them being viewed with the same anti-trust/anti-corruption lens as their counterpart.
