>> There are perfectly legitimate lobbyists This is BS. Lobbyists serve the companies they work for and nobody else. There have been many cases of lobbyists ge

>> There are perfectly legitimate lobbyists This is BS. Lobbyists serve the companies they work for and nobody else. There have been many cases of lobbyists getting fired for not sticking to the corporate agenda even on small matters. It's institutionalized corruption. The hypothetical 'legitimate lobbyists' are 'low performers' and they don't stick around very long. Either they will be underpaid and quit or they'll be fired outright.