>> As she noticed, lobbying in the US is really more of a social process, where politicians aren't directly bought, but spent a lot of time with lobbyists. And

>> As she noticed, lobbying in the US is really more of a social process, where politicians aren't directly bought, but spent a lot of time with lobbyists. And familiarity, as always, breeds sympathy. > So the solution is don’t have human relationships? No. The solution is probably that the politicians need to be more choosy about who they form human relationships with. They should probably exchange all the time they spend with paid lobbyists for more time with their constituents and relatively unbiased experts.