Power corrupts, absolute power corrupts absolutely, and as we all know money controls power. Enter the lobbyist. On the face of it,having access to lawmakers seems benign enough. Actually it has become a cancer eating away at America's major organs. What do a lot of politicians do after leaving office? A lot of them, because of their former status, become lobbyists. They by virtue of the inside track, make huge salaries representing organizations they were once elected to, make sure played by the rules. Knowing exactly which buttons need pushed and whose pushing those buttons allows you to grease the wheels with various incentives to get legislation favorable to your new handler passed. Remember the old yin yang axiom, for every winner there is a loser. Say being a former elected official you made friends with the politicians regulating the Medicare prescription drug plan. You bend the right ears, do a few favors, and suddenly the drug company you represent has legislation that stops Medicare from using it's group buying power to get lower drug prices for it's members. Say you are a lobbyist for the gun lobby. You make it known any gun legislation what so ever would cause such a backlash any politician voting for it should plan his or her retirement from politics soon.Lobbyist's get the access and influence and if you're real lucky you can go to a town hall meeting.
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