Actually, the most successful people I know, and they're very successful, are quite honest.
And government regulation, like government controlled education, has proven to be an expensive and massive failure for the most part, especially concerning food.
I deal daily with c level types in multinatonal corporations. I wouldn't describe them same way. In one to one setting they can appear human, gather them into a group that washes away responsibility, and all resemblance of concience disappears quickly.
As for second example, you're absolutelly right. This is because US government is a best government that corporate money can buy. It stopped working for people long time ago, it works for companies and lobbists. First ammendment, company = human stuff.... that ship has sailed long time ago. And billionaire owners of those companies ain't about to fix it.