Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B

Re:Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B by voisin on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:09PM (#23793710)

$50k in lobbying for $1.4B (possibly $3.5B)? Seems like a hell of a ROI.

I’ve never understood why elected officials seem willing to acquiesce to huge pork barrel projects for such little $$ in lobbying. “The Unreasonable Effectiveness of Lobbying Dollars”?

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Re:Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B by exclusiv on Friday July 10, 2020 @01:16PM (#23793806)

Yeah it's crazy but I think the short answer is - they aren't giving up their money.

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Re:Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B by voisin on Friday July 10, 2020 @05:49PM (#23796936)

In a competitive market, wouldn’t you expect the costs and benefits to converge?

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Re:Catholic Church lobbied for taxpayer funds, got $1.4B by haspoken on Saturday July 11, 2020 @05:08PM (#23806011)

I've wondered why more groups or individuals don't take advantage of this. Most politicians seem to sell themselves so cheaply.

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