1. Micro transactions are bullshit, but keep in mind that the purpose of stock trading is to defer risk. I'd like to see what the actual economic impact of these trades actually are. They could be helping to stabilize prices.
2. They tried this. It got thrown out in court. Corporations are considered a person.
3. The intimidate concern with healthcare is the fact that very soon and very quickly it's going to cost a ton. Maybe in the future these companies might turn a profit, but right now they are looking at forecasts and a constantly changing political environment. Under those circumstances, most companies would pull bullshit too. I think it can be simply put that any system would be better than one where we rely on the employer to provide health insurance. It creates a model where everyone is spending someone elses money.
4. Just as long as you tax the shit out of hedge funds I don't care.