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Fast food chains have spent millions this year on lobbying and advertising campaigns to stave off a bill that would hold corporate owners responsible for abuses that occur at franchise restaurants, according to a Sacramento Bee analysis.

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[–] PixTupy@lemmy.ml 12 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Can someone explain to me why is lobbying not just called corruption and considered a crime?

[–] zeropublix@lemmy.ml 11 points 1 year ago

Media propaganda. Cause lobbying is in fact corruption.

[–] SheeEttin@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Part of what the ACLU does is lobbying. Writing a letter to your Congressman is lobbying.

[–] Drusas@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago

There should be a cap on lobbying spending. And it should be in the low thousands.

[–] uphillbothways@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago