[governance] Facebook spent $4 million to lobby U.S. lawmakers in 2012

[Adam Peake]

On Fri, Jan 25, 2013 at 12:40 AM, michael gurstein <gurstein at gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, but still shocking and disturbing to many outside of the US and
> particularly since the US is so frequently held up as a model of democratic
> governance.
>

Yes, a surprise.  But it's how laws are made and not made. Good that
we actually get to see the money flow, records of ex parte meetings,
information about "revolving door" of employment (which also seems to
be a feature of public service). Much clearer than many countries,

Adam





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> On Thu, Jan 24, 2013 at 2:54 AM, Adam Peake <ajp at glocom.ac.jp> wrote:
>> $4 million for a company of it's size, with legislation that would
>> directly effect its business always around doesn't seem that much
>> <https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/top.php?showYear=2012&indexType=s>
>>
>> Not saying it's good, just that it doesn't seem large in the scheme of
>> things.
>
> right, not large at all:
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> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/24/business-lobbying-2012-fiscal-cliff
> _n_2539236.html
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> McTim
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