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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by andrewinardeer on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @06:27AM (#38261943)
That money is just to employ lobbyists and their associated expenses.

I'm sure there is additional money for lobbying that is not on the books. Holidays, houses, good bullion, crypto, free memberships to exclusive clubs and the like that is gifted to politician's and their spouses by big industry.

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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by eddtries on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @06:38AM (#38262038)
So with regards to FTX these were listed in the same spreadsheet as "Gifts", and there were some, but we're still talking low five figures for the majority of politicians. And it's not like FTX were not willing to spend more, they spent $68M on Tom Brady and Giselle for a two year contract to advertise FTX, or $500k on hotel rooms for interns in Miami.
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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by justinclift on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @06:55AM (#38262179)
Is that low five figures each?
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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by eddtries on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @07:21AM (#38262402)
Yeah, each!
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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by TacticalCoder on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @07:18AM (#38262371)
Doctors do get weekends in fancy hotels and subscriptions offered by big pharmas for sure: I've got friends who get those.
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Re:EU Parliament Decides That Your Private Messages Must Not... by eddtries on Tuesday November 14, 2023 @07:23AM (#38262424)
It's getting far more regulated though, and that's a good thing - big Pharma pushing drugs to doctors is one of the most sickening parts of capitalism.
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