There are 12,533 federal lobbyists in Washington at present. The federal budget is $3.55 trillion dollars. Most of the lobbyists are concerned about money, either as it affects the commercial interests of businesses or causes. Do the math, which works out to each lobbyist fighting to get $283 million dollars spent for his company, trade group or cause. Figure each lobbyist costing a million dollars and that’s a good investment in getting your part of Americans’ money.
The cost of getting hold of the trillions sloshing around the Federal sty is not that high. As government gets bigger, the cost of getting rich at the people’s expense goes down. To the history minded, it’s beginning to smell very much like the Sun King’s court.
The cost of getting hold of the trillions sloshing around the Federal sty is not that high. As government gets bigger, the cost of getting rich at the people’s expense goes down. To the history minded, it’s beginning to smell very much like the Sun King’s court.
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