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A comment on Mexican Senate Unanimously Votes To Remove Mexico From ACTA Negotations. Parent comment

Re:Mexican Senate Unanimously Votes To Remove Mexico From AC... by slantyyz on Saturday October 09, 2010 @04:22PM (#1775771)
I'm sure that if the people had a say (ahem, or should I say pooled their money to influence politicians in the same way lobby groups do), these agreements would be much more reasonable than they are now.
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Re:Mexican Senate Unanimously Votes To Remove Mexico From AC... by Andrew_Quentin on Saturday October 09, 2010 @06:08PM (#1776014)
I am sorry but the people pool their money way more than the lobby groups do. It is just that taxes are taken for granted and they should not be.
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Re:Mexican Senate Unanimously Votes To Remove Mexico From AC... by slantyyz on Saturday October 09, 2010 @07:36PM (#1776187)
Yeah but lobby money is specifically targeted at directing politicians' attention at specific issues.

Tax money is redistributed into government services and spending. Yeah, it pays the salaries of the politicians, but it's clearly not the same as lobbyist money.

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