Campaign Contributions: How the Banks Control US Policy

16 October 2009. Banks control US policy by funding the campaigns of both parties and by hiring lobbyists. The returns they achieve are astronomical. Take Citigroup for example. If it was a normal company, it would be out of business by now. Instead it has invested $11 million - and received a $50 billion bailout. That is a staggering ROI of 401,194%.