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[–] [email protected] 12 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Companies like Blackrock also lobby those politicians with that wealth they're pretending and investing.

[–] [email protected] -2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

"lobbying" is just spending money in hopes of getting more favourable laws passed, which is a form of investment in the company's future.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago

Lobbying is a sanitised word for bribery.

[–] [email protected] -4 points 3 months ago

Sure, the system feeds itself.