Unsurprising at all. All businesses/sectors are at the mercy of policymakers, and it's natural to invest some of the newfound wealth into influencing public pol

Unsurprising at all. All businesses/sectors are at the mercy of policymakers, and it's natural to invest some of the newfound wealth into influencing public policies. The size of lobbying budget is more or less a proxy for the size and the growth of the sector. The irony, of course, is Silicon Valley's holier-than-thou self-righteousness in relation to Wall Street and/or lobbying.