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According to the Lobbying Disclosure Reports[0], if you add up outside council for Facebook, they're paying about $156,000 PER MONTH on lobbyists. You'll want t
by Simulacra 9y ago
According to the Lobbying Disclosure Reports[0], if you add up outside council for Facebook, they're paying about $156,000 PER MONTH on lobbyists. You'll want to look at 2017 Q4 reports, as Q1 is not yet due and they don't file until it's absolutely due.
[0]. http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldsearch.aspx http://disclosures.house.gov/ld/ldsearch.aspx
- kzrdude 9y agoHow many full time lobbyists do you get for that money? One? :-)
- SahAssar 9y agoYou don't need many, you just need to pay the ones that already have the ear of a few senators and congressmen enough to lobby for you. A "good" lobbyist is a time-shared resource that has access to many legislators, not a sole-use asset.
- MediumD 9y agoAt less than $2,000,000/year, that's pocket change to FB ($30B in annual profit). Facebook probably spends more money on flavored seltzer water than that.