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minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoQuite the opposite. That’s what lobbyists use to promote corporate/AIPAC/NRA interests among legislators.
minus-squareEcholynx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 days agoFor power lobbying groups, sure. Not so for the average person.
minus-squareSomeonelol@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·1 day agoYeah that’s true. That’s why politicians hold $5,000 dollar a plate fundraiser dinners to keep out the “riff-raff.”
minus-squareEcholynx@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·21 hours agoThe plate is just an excuse, it’s just money laundering.
Quite the opposite. That’s what lobbyists use to promote corporate/AIPAC/NRA interests among legislators.
For power lobbying groups, sure. Not so for the average person.
Yeah that’s true. That’s why politicians hold $5,000 dollar a plate fundraiser dinners to keep out the “riff-raff.”
The plate is just an excuse, it’s just money laundering.