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**b91ZmxzX** · 01-04-2006, 07:00 PM

It may seem a waste of time and money, but if these practices go unchecked, they only get worse.

In 1980, Abscam was conducted to root out bribery in Congress. Rules were formulated to inhibit influence-peddling.

Over the years, lobbying became increasingly sophisticated to circumvent these rules. I heard that some lobbying companies have a larger staff of ex-congressmen than that of the states they operate in.

Left unchecked, the inevitable result is...
http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/po...rtner=homepage

Things are different in the private sector, but these are public employees.l

01-04-2006, 07:00 PM	#3
b91ZmxzX Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 442 Senior Member	It may seem a waste of time and money, but if these practices go unchecked, they only get worse. In 1980, Abscam was conducted to root out bribery in Congress. Rules were formulated to inhibit influence-peddling. Over the years, lobbying became increasingly sophisticated to circumvent these rules. I heard that some lobbying companies have a larger staff of ex-congressmen than that of the states they operate in. Left unchecked, the inevitable result is... http://www.nytimes.com/2006/01/04/po...rtner=homepage Things are different in the private sector, but these are public employees.l
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