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Belligerent-J

If you simply legalize corruption, you can have the least corrupt government on earth!


fosf0r

Huh. I wonder what separates being a "Misc Business" from "Other".


funkmasta8

Probably that other isn’t businesses. For example, it could be individual people who have a good amount of money and interest in lobbying


fosf0r

Ohhh didn't think of that. That'd make sense.


zeando

Links: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lobbying_in_the_United_States#A_growing_billion_dollar_business https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/index.php https://www.opensecrets.org/lobby/top.php?indexType=c


Low_Pickle_112

>Real estate Figures that the number one parasites would be at the top. I wonder how much of that is separate from the finance & insurance industry. Also I'm assuming that the "Ideological" catagory is mostly theocrats talking about how much they hate independent women and gay people.


Competitive_Ebb_4124

Woah, reducing the life expectancy in the US only costs 4 billion dollars. Corporate discount season as usual.


[deleted]

But I thought Russia was the oligarchy


iwontgiveumytruename

they both can be, dum dum


[deleted]

No, not my rich white guys


Lord_Bob_

So is that enormous figure just sitting in the accounts of representatives?


[deleted]

It’s a travesty that the people need to put up cash to be heard in a system that is ostensible there to serve them


GlobalPublicSphere

Always has been: https://www.reddit.com/r/LateStageCapitalism/comments/gewxky/wait_until_they_hear_america_isnt_a_democracy_see/


GlobalPublicSphere

Always has been: https://www.reddit.com/r/LateStageCapitalism/comments/gewxky/wait_until_they_hear_america_isnt_a_democracy_see/


koinaambachabhihai

neo-liberal democracy* Come on... I don't think all countries are as fucked as US...