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You just accused ArsTechnica of spinning numbers(a serious accusation) and you yourself are comparing Google's spending in just 1 Quarter (4 months) to numbers
by cooldeal 15y ago
You just accused ArsTechnica of spinning numbers(a serious accusation) and you yourself are comparing Google's spending in just 1 Quarter (4 months) to numbers for a whole year (12 months) ? Wow.
- ajross 15y agoLobbying isn't a continuing expense. Google dumped a ton of cash into Washington this quarter fighting SOPA (to all of our benefit, I might add). It won't repeat next quarter, when there will be a similarly distorted story about some other company with an obvious legislative goal.