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Been going on for a long time https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Regulatory_capture

• digdugdirk 7mo ago
  There is a substantial difference between the standard lobbying and greasing the legislative wheels, and what's going on with this current administration. Even if companies were pretending to play by the rules before, at least they had some need to put in the effort to pretend. When a society can see belligerent ostentatious corruption going on as the norm, nothing good can follow.
  • JackSlateur 7mo ago
    At least of the previous couple US election, "people" paid more than a billion dollar each wanna-be president That is investment aka corruption
  • thunky 7mo ago
    > Even if companies were pretending to play by the rules before, at least they had some need to put in the effort to pretend I'm not sure that's better. I'm hopeful that all this open air corruption leads to real reform. But I'm sure I'll be disappointed.