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> Politicians should ask for way more money so lobbying is not that incredibly profitable. Except those corrupt politicians want lobbying to be profitable, so
by latexr 1y ago
> Politicians should ask for way more money so lobbying is not that incredibly profitable.
Except those corrupt politicians want lobbying to be profitable, so they can profit from it too. And if they ask for too much, they’ll just bribe the next guy or may even try to put their own in office. Can’t have that!
- c0balt 1y agoHealthy competition, the free market has resolved the issues of overpriced bribes. /s
- potato3732842 1y agoI'm surprised that politicians haven't established burdensome and expensive professional compliance and licensure requirements for their own trade to restrict upstart competition. Every other trade pays them to implement the same so it's not like they're not familiar with how to do it.
- nerdponx 1y agoNo need: campaign financing, low turnout, and incumbent bias are all substantial barriers to entry.
- gigatree 1y agoAh yes, the free market
- cogman10 1y agoEspecially since they so often land jobs for themselves and their kids with the people that lobby them. Kirsten Sinema got a job as a senior lobbiest after her short congressional stint.
- nerdponx 1y agoSynema is a particularly fun example because you can tell where her loyalties laid from her voting record.