Detailed text transcripts for TV channel - MSNBC - 20140417:03:56:00
Back here with tara dowdel, talking about if america is functionally an oligarchy at this moment, if its functionally controlled by a wealthy few. and two little data points, total lobbying spending, in 2009, theres a bunch of regulations passed that sends a lot of it underground, so its still probably going up, its just in the weird shadow lobbying economy. outside spending by cycle, not including party committees, that is 2012, $80 million. thats like hockey stick climate, like carbon in the a...
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