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minus-squareCaptain Baka@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up33·2 months agoBecause lobbyism (a.k.a. corruption).
minus-squaremakingStuffForFun@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up25·2 months agoLobbying is bribery. Pure. Simple.
minus-squareRestrictedAccount@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up13·2 months agoYou 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/
minus-squareCaptain Baka@feddit.orglinkfedilinkarrow-up5·2 months ago Giving money to government officials is just a tip for appreciation and is completely legal Yes it is, but it shouldn’t be.
Because lobbyism (a.k.a. corruption).
Lobbying is bribery. Pure. Simple.
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/
Yes it is, but it shouldn’t be.