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> If the lobbying they do is unfair, then they should change the rules around lobbying Who is "they"? Plenty of people do want to reduce the amount of money in
by paulgb 6y ago
> If the lobbying they do is unfair, then they should change the rules around lobbying
Who is "they"? Plenty of people do want to reduce the amount of money in US politics, but they come up against the same money that's behind the lobbying in the first place.
- RobRivera 6y agoCongress, via their voters
- paulgb 6y agoThis is a bit like the "stop hitting yourself" game that kids play. If you ask voters whether they think there is too much money in politics, they overwhelming say there is[1]. 1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2091162/poll-may-28-31.pdf https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2091... see q32