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Donors don't write the laws. They don't take an oath to serve WTP. And so on. They are a symptom. They are not the root problem.
by chiefalchemist 4y ago
Donors don't write the laws. They don't take an oath to serve WTP. And so on. They are a symptom. They are not the root problem.
- rcme 4y ago> Donors don't write the laws. You’ve said that multiple times, as if you can just will it to be true through repetition. Of course, the statement is categorically false. https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/politics/crypto-industry-states-legislation.html https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/10/us/politics/crypto-indust... https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/us/alec-a-tax-exempt-group-mixes-legislators-and-lobbyists.html https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/22/us/alec-a-tax-exempt-grou... https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/banks-lobbyists-help-in-drafting-financial-bills/ https://archive.nytimes.com/dealbook.nytimes.com/2013/05/23/...
- camgunz 4y agoIndeed it's very false. Lobbyists oftentimes push legislation their clients wrote. You gotta be pretty ignorant to believe otherwise.