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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by qudat on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:26PM (#19155947)
Lobbying is not the problem, the problem is the system that allows itself to be lobbied.
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Re:Amazon in Its Prime: Doubles Profits, Pays $0 in Federal ... by tivert on Wednesday February 13, 2019 @02:41PM (#19156135)
> Lobbying is not the problem, the problem is the system that allows itself to be lobbied.

The problem is both. It is a problem that people lobby for selfish policies that ignore the needs of others, and it is a problem that the system sometimes listens to them.

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