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Part of her platform is to curb the influence of corporate lobbying. I'm not an expert and I'm sure there are places to go for more details than this, but for e
by mostlysimilar 7y ago
Part of her platform is to curb the influence of corporate lobbying. I'm not an expert and I'm sure there are places to go for more details than this, but for example: https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/congressional-independence https://elizabethwarren.com/plans/congressional-independence
- dvdhnt 7y agoThat example is resourced under "plans" but doesn't offer one. It doesn't list steps or actions that can be taken to stop corporate lobbying, just a vaguely worded closing sentence about giving congress the "tools" to combat lobbying. The business of lobbying has grown to over $3 billion per year according to OpenSecrets.org [1]. That doesn't include campaign contributions. It's impossible for so much money to make its way through individuals with their own self interests and result in a sustainable government beneficial to the people. Money will always win whenever it makes an appearance. We can't combat lobbying with tools, we have to prevent it. So, it's a non-starter until she lays out actual actions to consider or commits to ending the practice. 1. http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/ http://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/