The difference is that Intuit also throws money in directions that make sure they get heard. If the CEO of Intuit (or a representative of Intuit) just called t

The difference is that Intuit also throws money in directions that make sure they get heard. If the CEO of Intuit (or a representative of Intuit) just called the same phone line the rest of us get, sure there wouldn’t be a difference there. Even if the representatives were calling on Inuit from their side because they believed Intuit has relevant insights into the tax code, that would be fine. But that’s not what’s happening. It’s the way political donations buy access to representatives attention in ways that the non-rich don’t have access to that people take issue with.