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Ugh, man, I know how you feel and don't necessarily disagree. Bit annoying.
When it comes to this, though, from a historical standpoint and more contemporary standpoint, "Wall Street" has most definitely proven to be filled with individuals and organizations, very possible literal psychopaths in aggregate - who are able to lobby government and propagandize on levels humanity has never seen before. There's never been more money (and power and influence) in fewer hands than right now within the larger Wall Street complex.
This post doesn't do a very good job at making it clear the point: which is if you/your family/friends/etc... hold stocks or retirement funds with a brokerage/retirement fund - those shares are not, unequivocally, in your own name and you do not own them. Full stop.
It's what's known as "street name" ownership: https://www.sec.gov/answers/street.htm which results in gaping loopholes making theft and fraud extremely easy for those interested in that sort of thing.