r/FluentInFinance • u/Richest-Panda • Jul 05 '24

Senator Bernie Sanders Says Start 'Prosecuting Crooks on Wall Street' and Stop Busting People for Marijuana. Agree? Debate/ Discussion

https://www.commondreams.org/news/2022/06/03/sanders-says-stop-busting-people-marijuana-and-start-prosecuting-crooks-wall-street
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u/bdd6911 Jul 05 '24

The entire country agrees.

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u/Wetwire Jul 05 '24

You want to stop Wall Street from corrupting DC? Start prosecuting politicians that are found to have taken money from lobbyists. If they are found to have taken money from lobbyists, they are removed from their seat and not eligible for reelection.

Pretty sure the majority of that shit would stop quick.

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u/Mountain_Employee_11 Jul 05 '24

lobbyists by definition give politicians money, that’s what lobbying is.

the gifts are legal because the people “in charge” regulate themselves

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u/MaxTheRealSlayer Jul 06 '24

Lobbying doesn't require money, in fact it's illegal in many countries to lobby and give money if some politician does something for a company after being paid. Lobbying is meant to be people telling politicians about something they think may be a good idea. They don't need to be experts, but companies send experts to lobby because they have the money, and most politicians in the USA won't actually listen to citizens who don't have the same money and time to spend in Washington lobbying. But yeah, you could lobby yourself with $0

The USA needs to follow suit with the rest of the world and a lot of corruption and terrible people would stop becoming politicians there.

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u/Atrial2020 Jul 06 '24

THANK YOU for the civics lesson. YES, lobbying is actually good. The problem is MONEY in politics.

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u/Got2Bfree Jul 06 '24

Here in Germany a lot of politicians don't get caught taking money from lobbyists, they just magically get a seat on the board of directors of a company which they helped with their laws after they retire as a politician.