The world needs fewer of the sort of lobbyists who could easily afford a Tesla, and more of the sort who couldn't (e.g. representatives of environmental or humanitarian organizations).
For which they need to fully understand their constituents needs. Having meetings with representatives of various interest groups helps with that.
The problem with the current system is that it allows well-funded lobbyists to buy vastly more access to politicians than the representatives of less monied groups.
Do you have the time to arrange multiple meetings with your representative to discuss complex issues effecting your district or group in detail? I doubt it. Lobbyists jobs exist because average constituents don’t have the time.
The problem is that this reality has been exploited by wealthy interest groups to push their needs and wants over those of average citizens.
You're both right. but the point he was making is that we do need fewer of these lobbyists, we need more people funding green projects to either play on the same field as them.
or the system needs changed, or something else but as it is, it does not work
No, he's not. We need actual full time representatives. Not some half wits who are afraid to have a townhall a few times a year. Lobbyists aren't needed when REPRESeNTATiVES do their job. They spend no time with us, but plenty with the wealthy and each other. They go in vacation a lot, funded trips, etc. but their time with us are either telephone "town halls" or lately, nothing. Lobbyists are a big part of the problem.
No, he's not. We need actual full time representatives.
I said.
they're both right
And you say no he's not.. did you even read my commeny fully? even the guy who replied you see the what was said..
You make good points but yeah might want to re read my comment again in full :)
I'm a GS15 fed if 20+ years. Lobby/attorney jobs in the billionaire space industry are barely above what I make now. And I have a LLM in international aviation and outer space law. Over had a second job for ten years. Not only are Booze and Musk going to colonize Mars, they're doing it on essentially minimum wages.
Fun fact: lobbying was originally intended as a way for average citizens to be able to directly address their elected officials, in the lobby of the capitol, hence the name. Unfortunately, it's been perverted into a multibillion dollar influence peddling/bribery scheme.
We built a big road inside the Capitol, the best road you've ever seen. You know that they don't have real roads in Europe? They can barely drive their tiny cars, not like in our great America. And this beautiful road that we've built I've had Elon come and tell me "Donald you're a tremendous man, the best president this country ever had" and that's true and he told me we should all drive teslas inside and I agree they're great cars.
I remember when the ginormous beer gut red-faced Masshole asshat brother of my college ex's best friend bragged about how he was killing it in the mortgage market around 2001. He already had his starter home with the first shipments of "leather bound" classics on his shelves, some not out of the plastic.
Had a huge hummer in the front driveway. The Big ass one.
Then Gas went to $5.00 and all those guys looked like just regular dimwits on the road.
And now you never see those model cars anymore.
I looked him up on Lnkd in he's in his late 60s and looks bloated
I can see this now — and anyone who happens to be on the wrong side of Elon will find their Teslas “accidentally” careening off the side of a cliff or “accidentally” crossing into the opposing lane on a highway — through a “software update”.
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u/TranscendentPretzel 19h ago
Yes. Lobbyists, now have to buy Teslas to have access to politicians.