Thread: Ex-Senator Ben Nelson (D-NE) gets 445% Pay Increase after becomming a lobbyist

Ex-Senator Ben Nelson Gets 445 Percent Pay Raise For Becoming A Lobbyist | Progressive Change Campaign Committee (PCCC)

government is not the real problem as the other non-corrupt governments in the OECD are proof-positive of this. it's legalized bribery from private monies in US politics.

Originally Posted by Zaphod

Lobbyists are the target each election. But nothing every changes.

lobbying in the US has been protected by supreme court decisions since the late 1800's. a problem what started out small and has only gotten exponentially worst as the concentration of wealth and power in the US has reached record levels.