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Re:Netflix Posted Biggest-Ever Profit in 2018 and Paid $0 in... by darkpuma on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @12:14PM (#19097148)
If the lobbyists are merely providing a service to politicians, then why are they paying politicians instead of politicians paying them?
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Re:Netflix Posted Biggest-Ever Profit in 2018 and Paid $0 in... by jstarfish on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:20PM (#19097962)
It's sales. You spend money wining, dining or bribing a client and hope it pays off later.
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