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Re:Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on th... by paulgb on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @10:48PM (#23983080)
> If the lobbying they do is unfair, then they should change the rules around lobbying

Who is "they"? Plenty of people do want to reduce the amount of money in US politics, but they come up against the same money that's behind the lobbying in the first place.

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Re:Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on th... by RobRivera on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @10:56PM (#23983121)
Congress, via their voters
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Re:Statement by Jeff Bezos to the U.S. House Committee on th... by paulgb on Tuesday July 28, 2020 @11:06PM (#23983172)
This is a bit like the "stop hitting yourself" game that kids play. If you ask voters whether they think there is too much money in politics, they overwhelming say there is[1].

1. https://s3.amazonaws.com/s3.documentcloud.org/documents/2091... see q32

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