It is time that Americans come to terms with the actual effects of corporate control and realize their consequences on almost every aspect of daily life. Corporations gained all the rights and privileges of every other American citizen. In fact, one may argue that the corporation gained enough power through this decision to become more powerful than the average American citizen. Corporations have vast financial resources, more than any regular citizen could dream of. Corporations are not bound to one region, rather they can inhabit many places simultaneously.
Corporations can consume and absorb each other, continually adopting a new persona.
A corporation's life span is far greater than that of any mere citizen, giving it the ability to wield its power over an indeterminate amount of time. The only thing it needs to stay alive is the ability to take in more money than it spends. General Motors' assets are greater than Denmark's, and Wal Mart's assets exceed those of South Africa. These companies are spread over the globe, and can exert their influence by lobbying and funding political processes in many countries. In America, corporations have wielded their influence in the political realm by controlling which candidates participate in the official federal debates.