Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.ca to Buy European@feddit.ukEnglish · 8 days agoEU Parliament threatens wider ban on lobbyists as Amazon spat deepenswww.politico.euexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up184arrow-down10 cross-posted to: europe@feddit.orgworld@lemmy.world
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minus-square0tan0d@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoHas anywhere figured out how solve the more money = more effective lobbying problem?
minus-squareMysteriousSophon21@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·5 days agoSome countries like Canada and France have stricter lobbyist registries and spending caps, but the most effective approach seems to be public financing of elections to reduce the need for corporate money in the first plaec.
minus-squareZwuzelmaus@feddit.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 days agoIMHO it is equal to solving the bribery problem.
Has anywhere figured out how solve the more money = more effective lobbying problem?
Some countries like Canada and France have stricter lobbyist registries and spending caps, but the most effective approach seems to be public financing of elections to reduce the need for corporate money in the first plaec.
IMHO it is equal to solving the bribery problem.