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> Unfortunately this naive view breaks down as soon as lobbying is introduced, since it is a direct channel for private companies to influence governments. The
by philipallstar 1mo ago
> Unfortunately this naive view breaks down as soon as lobbying is introduced, since it is a direct channel for private companies to influence governments.
The naive view is to think that lobbying is automatically bad. Policymakers can choose who they talk to. If you're worried about corrupt policymakers, you've correctly identified where power resides: in government.
- Timon3 1mo agoI didn't say a word about lobbying being automatically bad, what does that have to do with anything? All I did was disprove your theory that private companies have no power, and that you or I have the same options to influence the government.