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Re:Netflix Posted Biggest-Ever Profit in 2018 and Paid $0 in... by macspoofing on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @01:12PM (#19097860)
>The answer is to outlaw lobbyists, it would fix a lot of problems.

No it wouldn't. Our current regulated lobby 'industry' is an attempt to control something that would happen ANYWAY if it was made illegal. Furthermore, lobbying is necessary and a core part of any democracy. You need to be able to petition your representative government for changes, regardless if you're a regular citizen, an activist, a business owner, or even a corporate entity.

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Re:Netflix Posted Biggest-Ever Profit in 2018 and Paid $0 in... by 24gttghh on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @02:26PM (#19098814)
Speeding happens anyway even though it is illegal, but at least there are legal consequences for speeding to deter people.
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Re:Netflix Posted Biggest-Ever Profit in 2018 and Paid $0 in... by macspoofing on Wednesday February 06, 2019 @04:49PM (#19100400)
Right, 'speeding' is an infraction that results from regulating traffic. Nobody suggests that lobbying should not be regulated (and guess what, it is!). OP suggested that lobbying should be illegal. The equivalent to that in your analogy is to ban cars.
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