The means of production

Consider for a moment:

Mr. Daley acknowledged, however, that both sides are now at the brink. “We are now getting to a point where markets around the world will question whether the political system can come together and compromise for the good of the country.”

So now our political process is not longer a consideration of the needs and aspiration of a civil society, but rather, a set of marketing strategies to placate the wealthy and the greed of others