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A Boring Dystopia

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Because lobbyism (a.k.a. corruption).

[–] [email protected] 25 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

Lobbying is bribery. Pure. Simple.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

You don’t understand.

Giving money to government officials is just a tip for appreciation and is completely legal

I wish I needed to add a /s, but it is objectively true:

https://www.omm.com/insights/alerts-publications/supreme-court-limits-reach-of-federal-bribery-law-applied-to-state-and-local-officials/

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

Giving money to government officials is just a tip for appreciation and is completely legal

Yes it is, but it shouldn't be.