1 edit | Industry hates regulation;will lobby hard against it Lobbying isn't about truth. It is about winning. And painting the worst possible outcome of regulations is a tool. It isn't industries job to be a NEUTRAL analyst and describe a likely outcome. Just like it isn't advocates opposing the telecom industry to portray likely outcomes. Advocates minimize the effects of regulations, even if history shows that isn't likely either.
Congress, as is usual in cases where both sides portray diametrically opposed positions, will choose a path of least resistance. And if anti-industry advocates don't have overwhelming support, they will lose. Money trumps voters every time unless the voters are VERY motivated and up in arms over an issue. Does anyone here think the public at large is up in arms over net neutrality? |
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| said by fAcEtIOUs:Advocates minimize the effects of regulations, even if history shows that isn't likely either. Well that would be a real shame, seeing how positive an effect regulations have had in the telecom sector in countries like France and Japan. |
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I totally agree you make great points on protecting ones interest/business model but your last line is what the few people like me try to do any chance i get is EDUCATE people,because uneducated people don't give two shits until that unregulated pricing systems nails them in the wallet. |
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said by fAcEtIOUs:Lobbying isn't about truth. Something you're well acquainted with.
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you got it exactly!
U.S. = banana republic
U.S. govt is a corporatocracy |
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Some of you may recall a popular anthem for the hip-hop world: C.R.E.A.M - Cash Rules Everything Around Me.
Well, in government cash is king.
Corporations spend money to lobby our elected officials to pass laws in their favor. They also make contributions to the campaigns of those sympathetic to their cause.
Our representatives seek these campaign contributions to get (re)elected (sympathy with the donor is based solely on the size of the donation) because he who has the most cash can usually buy the most exposure to potential voters.
And as for us in the voting public, well, much like our elected officials who don't bother researching an issue prior to voting, we often don't do our own research when we select whom to vote for at the polls (google "Alvin Greene"). Apathy rules, and whoever has name recognition (or the best campaign slogan, or party affiliation or looks the cutest/most honest/trustworthy) usually wins.
The sad part is the general public won't wake up and do anything about it until something really bad happens (a la BP. Lax regulators, literally in bed with those they are tasked with overseeing, and no public outrage until a disaster occurs). |
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