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Well, it's good to get information from business. The problem is, when you allow this type of lobbyism the information will be delivered by the entities that ca
by alkonaut 3y ago
Well, it's good to get information from business. The problem is, when you allow this type of lobbyism the information will be delivered by the entities that can afford it. And businesses don't have votes, voters do. Allowing business to too strongly influence politics risks making laws that voters don't approve of, but business do.
It's lazy politics. In the US where money is a driver for individuals (because campaigns paid with personal "campaign funds" are a big thing) it's even worse. There you could have people who owe business favors on day 1, because that's how they got their seat to begin with and if they want to keep they better fulfil their promises.