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[โ€“] dinckelman@lemmy.world 47 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Lobbying, and publicly traded companies, were both a colossal fucking mistake. We elect these people to be the voice for us, but they only act in their own interest, while a ton of money is flowing directly into their "donations" pocket

[โ€“] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 19 points 5 months ago

Lobbyists weren't legal until Reagan.

And that's when the United States' train ride to corporate authoritarianism went into high gear.