For-profit corporations are not formed to serve the public good. They are formed to make money for their shareholders. They can and should always act in their

For-profit corporations are not formed to serve the public good. They are formed to make money for their shareholders. They can and should always act in their own interest. Lawmakers exist specifically to serve the public good. If they are allowing lobbyists to affect this responsibility, then they should be voted out of office. So yes, corporations that can afford to do so have a responsibility to try to get laws passed that favor them, and elected lawmakers have a responsibility to the public to ensure the laws that they pass are in the public interest.