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Originally Posted by djmcmath
Wow -- not only a win for the hospital, but a win for the lobbyist. I'd love to make $250K in a year. ... For each client.
Unfortunately, I only understand the way that the government works in the textbooks, which means that I have no concept of how it really works. Tragic that they're so different.
Thanks,
Dan
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Well, take solace in the fact that there really is a cumbersome leglislative process and the government does tend to follow it. But where it goes once it becomes a law is up to the POTUS and the SCOTUS and that's where things are open to interpretation.
Lobbyists make ridiculous money. But remember, a lot of those guys did a lot of years on the Hill, making almost nothing, working 80 hrs. a week and not being allowed to do things you and I wouldn't think twice about like letting a friend buy you a beer or give you tickets to a baseball game. Where else in the world can a 30 yr. old make billion dollar decisions and only earn $40k a year? That's how it works on the Hill. Becoming a lobbyists is the reward later on.