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decay wrote:
i'm talking about highly-paid lobbyists whose JOB it is to influence lawmakers, to bend them to the will of the corporations, to benefit ONLY the corporations.

in other words, Washington is for sale to the highest bidders, but since the lawmakers aren't paid directly, it's legal & apparently OK.

Right, and there are also people who fit the same description, but the corporation is an environmental group (and thus benefits the people.) So lobbyists as a whole are not all bad. (And by definition, a lobbyist is someone who attempts to influence lawmakers.)

So there are lobbyists who do good. I'm just pointing out that it's not the lobbyists that are the root cause of the problem, since not all of them are bad.

it's not what our Founding Fathers envisioned, and i don't think they'd agree with it either. (i can't be certain, though)

I agree.

as for monopolies being illegal, explain how Ticketmaster is allowed to stay in business. there are no other national ticket sellers for a national touring act to sell through.

I can't answer that one and I dislike ticketbasdard as much as you.