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HassleCat

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8. In a word, no

Reply to cali (Original post)

Thu May 28, 2015, 01:15 PM

May 2015

Some states have laws that actually encourage buying legislators with gifts, dinners, vacations, etc. I don't know if they still do so, but Public Citizen used to put out a "return on investment" calculation that showed the value of the tax breaks and other stuff lobbyists got in return for a few lunches and a game of golf. In some cases, the ratio was literally a million to one, with corporations getting a $10 million tax break in return for a few thousand dollars worth of booze and hors d' oeuvres.

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What ALEC Does Should Be Illegal. Why Isn't it? [View all] cali May 2015 OP

Because money is king. Rex May 2015 #1

Because most legislatures are wholly owned corporate subsidiaries. hobbit709 May 2015 #2

you forgot to add- they are too lazy to write their own legislation like they were elected and being notadmblnd May 2015 #3

They're not lazy, they're just puppets for the string pullers. hobbit709 May 2015 #4

Oh, I think they are lazy too notadmblnd May 2015 #6

They have no reason to, they only do what they are told. hobbit709 May 2015 #7

and I think plenty of them aren't particularly bright, either. cyberswede May 2015 #9

It's not illegal, though. MineralMan May 2015 #5

what they do goes far beyond writing model legislation. It's clear you haven't watched cali May 2015 #10

If they do things that break the law, they should be prosecuted. MineralMan May 2015 #11

In a word, no HassleCat May 2015 #8

IANAL, but isn't it tax evasion to hide lobbying activities behind a charitable front? meow2u3 May 2015 #12