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minus-square@puppylinkEnglish36•6 days agoBecause politicians usually don’t bite the corporate hand that feeds them.
minus-squarems.lanelinkEnglish10•edit-26 days agoThe question is why not though? Organised Crime feeds them too - why do they let one free and put the other through the wringer when they’re both crooks and both paying the politicians? Is it just that Bikies need to hire lobbyists?
minus-square@NateNate60linkEnglish3•6 days agoThe Yakuza in Japan in past decades are a great example of what happens when organised crime does hire lobbyists
Because politicians usually don’t bite the corporate hand that feeds them.
The question is why not though? Organised Crime feeds them too - why do they let one free and put the other through the wringer when they’re both crooks and both paying the politicians?
Is it just that Bikies need to hire lobbyists?
The Yakuza in Japan in past decades are a great example of what happens when organised crime does hire lobbyists