The back door into power was always corruption and blackmail. Every up and coming politician is targeted, and those who resist find their promotion prospects limited by those who yielded.

Now, @realDonaldTrump has exposed it as the front door too.

Invoke the Constitution.

Philanthropy is a form of socialism.
You needed socialism to do open source research and invention (the internet, the steam engine)
You need capitalism to find the best way to exploit it. (Wikipedia, railways)
If it's good enough to become an essential public service you need socialism to manage it.

I would rather pay for my water through my taxes than through an extortionate bill while paying for Ofwat through my taxes.
Our local water company is now installing smart water meters! "At no cost to me"? Pull the other one.

Dehumidifiers 'make' water.

When the opposition is funded it's cheating.

The pupil whose attention wanders might have the AD part, or might have been up late on the internet or unable to sleep because of other things going on in their life, often bullying or coercive control.
The pupil with the HD part will cheerfully take on extension work to keep them out of mischief.

Why would a water company go to the expense of fitting smart meters for every consumer?
Because it will increase their profits.

Their claim it will be done "at no cost to their customers" is laughable.

IMHO:
Only the government has the power and the responsibility to ensure the right amount of money is in the right parts of the economy, including making more or less money when it is needed.
The economy is strangled by too little money in the pockets of consumers. Investors can't milk a dry cow.

Were I @RachelReevesMP I would reform business tax, basing it on gross profit per employee.
I would use personal tax rates up to Additional Rate, and extended beyond that in 5% increments for each additional £75000 per capita, effectively capping gross profits at £1m/employee.