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		darkpuma on Feb 6, 2019 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Netflix Posted Biggest-Ever Profit in 2018 and Pai... If the lobbyists are merely providing a service to politicians, then why are they paying politicians instead of politicians paying them?

jstarfish on Feb 6, 2019 [–]

It's sales. You spend money wining, dining or bribing a client and hope it pays off later.

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