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FTA, 'Trade group Airlines for America'... how many trade groups are there? What does it take to form one? What kind of influence do they carry?
by pjmorris 6y ago
FTA, 'Trade group Airlines for America'... how many trade groups are there? What does it take to form one? What kind of influence do they carry?
- ghaff 6y agoA ton of them. Pretty much any chamber of commerce, the NFL, many of the big software foundations (though some are 501(c)(3) organizations). So they range from small and local to very big money.
- InitialLastName 6y ago> how many trade groups are there? Lots (multiple for most big industries) > What does it take to form one? "Hello, competitors in my industry. We think we can build a larger moat by lobbying for regulation that will make it harder for other competitors. Would any of you like to join us in having less competition?" > What kind of influence do they carry? C.F. Cartels
- jfengel 6y agoTens of thousands. The web site OpenSecrets has lists: https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying The even have their own trade association: https://www.taforum.org/creating-a-new-trade-association/ https://www.taforum.org/creating-a-new-trade-association/ Setting one up is easy; you just incorporate. Influence ranges from "zero" to "able to get meetings with Congresspeople on important committees". The meetings are the important part. You can't actually bribe your way to power, but you get to tell them what you want and how that benefits their constituents. That's easy for an airline, which employs a lot of people and impacts travel for everybody. They use a group to speak with one voice and (perhaps more importantly) know who to talk to (which isn't just elected representatives but also the decision making people at in the executive branch).