• celsiustimeline@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    9 days ago

    Crabs in the bucket. They’re willing to do or say literally anything if it means one iota of power or 10k extra in their checking account.

    • jpreston2005@lemmy.world
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      7 days ago

      I had some business with a guy that had successfully lobbied politicians before, he described it as paying the price of a nice meal, and a $10k check to their reelection fund. Before that, I always assumed it would have to be much more, because $10k seems so paltry, but that was literally the figure.