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[–] bilboswaggings@sopuli.xyz 6 points 10 months ago (1 children)

As long as shell uses some of that money for lobbying that isn't going to happen

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works 10 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I'll never understand how lobbying became a thing. It should have been shut down as anti democracy the second it was proposed

[–] bzxt@lemmy.ml 7 points 10 months ago (3 children)

I also can't understand lobbying. To me, a non-US person, it just seems like legalized corruption.

[–] ThatWeirdGuy1001@sh.itjust.works 6 points 10 months ago

Because that's exactly what it is. It's a way for the rich to force the policies they want while quelching any policies they don't.

[–] AssholeDestroyer@lemmy.ml 4 points 10 months ago

A shocking number of our laws are written by lobbyist. Like you can't import foreign cars unless they're the exact model sold in the US or over 25 years old, because of anti competive laws created by automotive lobby's.

[–] bilboswaggings@sopuli.xyz 3 points 10 months ago

It doesn't only happen in the US