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Monday, October 5, 2009

Lobbyists As The New Celebrities? Cheering On Those Who Abuse The System

For an Administration that Obama said Lobbyists would not be Welcome during the campaign, there are Lobbyists everywhere in the Administration and Congress soaking up the dollars. Obama's Transparent Administration = Fairy Tale!

Lobbyists As The New Celebrities? Cheering On Those Who Abuse The System
from the the-greedconomy dept


In the first half of this decade, the press liked to cheer on those hedge fund bosses, who abused the financial system to great wealth. These days, of course, with the economy in the tank, the press needs to find some other class of system-abusers to cheer on. As Copycense notes, it looks like DC lobbyists may be getting the celebrity treatment these days, similar to the hedge fund batch a few years ago. It's as if the press gleefully looks for those who abuse the system for greed to celebrate. What a shame.

Source: Tech Dirt

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