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How can this phenomenon be reigned in and sorted in the medium to long-term? I'm not trying to make a political statement. But in my experience, we need to ele
by nyjah 2y ago
How can this phenomenon be reigned in and sorted in the medium to long-term?
I'm not trying to make a political statement. But in my experience, we need to elect the right leaders to ensure we can try to minimize corruption through lobbyists and government officials to get regulation right. And also hold corrupted officials responsible. It's not gonna solve everything, but it does help.
- metadat 2y agoThe P/E orgs are generally working within the confines of all federal and local laws, they never had to lobby or corrupt anything. It's more of a wide open exploit.
- ceejayoz 2y agoLobbying is frequently aimed at preventing new laws that would close such exploits.
- coliveira 2y agoYou vote, but they pay for their politicians. It is called lobbying, and it is the legalized corruption that maintains both parties in power. Voting won't change that.
- nyjah 2y agoLobbyist are not immune to breaking the law. In this specific case, shady companies backed by shady pe firms bribed lobbyists and politicians and was a mess until newly elected officials blew the whole thing up. This is just one familiar example… https://apnews.com/article/michigan-marijuana-board-bribery-sentence-9f1f128699a9bf1b97056cfb5e571476 https://apnews.com/article/michigan-marijuana-board-bribery-...
- coliveira 2y agoEvery social rule has an exception, and you found one. But breaking the law is easy when you have politicians that will create new laws for you.