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I believe there are plenty of examples available of lobbying that ends up benefiting companies at the expense of the public. To counter your arguments, I would
by glitcher 5y ago
I believe there are plenty of examples available of lobbying that ends up benefiting companies at the expense of the public. To counter your arguments, I would challenge anyone to try to out-lobby Intuit when it comes to regulation around tax filing. How well do you suppose that opposition has fared so far in the face of huge corporate dollars?
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- SyzygistSix 5y agoIt depends on voter turnout and the issues that drive campaigns. Often times voters seem or are unconcerned with issues to the extent that they don't even bother to vote. And organizations like Intuit are often the only people engaged. A candidate is far less likely to screw over their constituents for a campaign contribution when they know they will be primaried and that their constituents are informed and vote. When they know they will not be primaried and that the same 20% will show up to the primary to vote for the party favorite, then why not go along with Intuit? I realize engagement is difficult for many people but other countries have higher standards and riot when those are threatened. I loved the French firefighters lighting themselves on fire and rushing the police during the riots a year or two ago. People in the US generally don't care that much. At least not enough to organize and vote.