>Lobbyists is the answer to, "why can't we have nice things"!
It's also the answer to why we have a lot of nice things. It's how experts can get their voices heard over popular beliefs when laws are created. Without this lobbying bills on complex issues would have little chance of being useful, since without experts lobbying for nuances those crafting the laws would not have the expertise to create good laws.
Lobbying groups include electoral reform groups, small business groups, human rights groups, child healthcare groups, and on and on.
The second biggest lobbiest by spending in 2019 [1] was lobbying for immigration, foreign relations, and disaster planning. These seems like reasonably good things for society.
Lumping all lobbying into one simple basket is terribly shortsighted.
It's also the answer to why we have a lot of nice things. It's how experts can get their voices heard over popular beliefs when laws are created. Without this lobbying bills on complex issues would have little chance of being useful, since without experts lobbying for nuances those crafting the laws would not have the expertise to create good laws.
Lobbying groups include electoral reform groups, small business groups, human rights groups, child healthcare groups, and on and on.
The second biggest lobbiest by spending in 2019 [1] was lobbying for immigration, foreign relations, and disaster planning. These seems like reasonably good things for society.
Lumping all lobbying into one simple basket is terribly shortsighted.
[1] https://www.opensecrets.org/federal-lobbying/top-spenders?cy...