- For all their harrumphing about the evils of corporate influence-peddling, left-wing demagogues are willfully blind to the biggest influence-seekers in state and federal capitols.
"...For all their harrumphing about the evils of corporate influence-peddling, left-wing demagogues such as Warren are amazingly—perhaps willfully—blind to the biggest influence-seekers in state and federal capitols.
I'm referring to government agencies.
"The money spent on lobbying by government agencies—cities, counties, school districts, water agencies, even rent control boards across the Golden State—consistently ranks at or near the top of the heap," according to a KQED report.
It's a big problem at the local level, too.
...One of its sessions taught local government officials how to "generate critical revenues to address city needs" by "carrying out a local ballot measure campaign."
The program encouraged cities to launch these campaigns – and provided detailed information on how to craft the ballot measures, conduct polling and create the right messaging.
For instance, it taught them to pitch these measures as a way to protect public services rather than as tax hikes.
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