Not all of them

Big businesses quite often don't operate within the law of the land
They do whatever they can get away with
Sometimes they get caught breaking the law and we find out about it
e.g. Arthur Anderson, Enron, Microsoft

Also, if the law of the land becomes too restrictive, they can relocate their HQ to another country where less stringent laws apply whilst still keeping the offices and employees they have in their original country (as a lot of US businesses did recently when the Sarbanes-Oxley Act came into effect in 2002)

No offence but I don't want to get into a debate about this, read No Logo by Naomi Klein if you're interested in learning more

The reaction is a bit over the top but the principle is the same

What a lot of people are angry about is the fact that big businesses seem to be pulling the strings of the government and we've got to a situation now where individuals feel powerless against them

Think about it, some of the richest and most powerful entities on the planet are businesses, their only real motivation is profit

They're not elected, they don't answer to anyone except their shareholders and yet they can influence decisions that affect an entire country
The opinion of the public is ignored in favour of keeping these businesses happy

Does that seem very democratic to you?

Don't, some of the instructions in there aren't safe and will get you killed
There's probably something better out there anyway

Cos people don't do anything about their situation as long as it's relatively comfortable

It's only when things get so bad that people can't bear them that they do anything about it

We haven't hit rock bottom yet, but I agree, this isn't a true democracy, at the moment it's a relaxed tyranny