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That training is given to general employees, not to the lobbying firms that the company hires.
by CoastalCoder 4y ago
That training is given to general employees, not to the lobbying firms that the company hires.
- refurb 4y agoYou realize that lobbyists have to be registered and have laws around appropriate behavior? I’ve been involved in lobbying efforts before as an employee of a firm. It’s not bribery. The company pays a lobbying firm to strategize around an issue, put together talking points or a white paper and leverage their network (as registered lobbyists) to argue their point with various politicians. There is no money transfer happening. The EU has a very healthy lobbying process as well. Campaign donations are a different matter, but I can donate up to $5000 to any member of Congress as a citizen and likely get time with them. Am I “bribing” when I do that? I mean lobbyists can break those laws, but you can break any law.
- CoastalCoder 4y agoApologies, I wasn't drawing enough of a distinction between lobbying, legalized campaign contributions by corporations, and other forms of influence peddling.