That is not what the paper means by “interest groups”.

Not since I saw this graph:

From this paper:

https://archive.org/details/gilens_and_page_2014_-testing_theories_of_american_politics.doc/page/n7/mode/1up

This was published in 2014, back when Obama was in office.

The institutions are completely captured. Yes, even the ones you thought were on your side all this time.

Capital calls its own theft “innovation” and that of the individual “crime”.

Friend of mine who’d been in the room for bone surgeries said it was basically just carpentry. All saws, drills & screws.

I would expect in that case “hell” is just a lie anyway, like an abuser telling you you can’t live without them. It’s classic controlling behaviour.

Realising that helped me walk away from the whole thing: Why are we told hell exists if it isn’t real? Control.

“It’s the market” is another way of saying “because I can”.

They don’t have to raise the rent to match the market, the market is simply a signal to them that if they lost you by raising the rent, they could potentially replace you for the same or higher rent.

They could ignore that and leave your rent alone. They don’t. It’s a choice.