Our democracy in action

[Mike K]

Listening to the ABC radio national, you learn things.

Did you know that there are businesses in Canberra that are paid to lobby polititians .People and companies pay these lobbying business , who then by stealth or any means .. try to persuade polititians into having meetings with , or consider policies that would benefit the said companies or individuals .. it was even admitted, if you pay enough , you get to meet a minister .

These lobbying businesses are staffed by ex beaurocrats and in some cases ex polititians who know the corridoors of Canberra intimately .They use their contacts and influence . This racket has been going on for decades ..all out in the open . The new Labur mob have passed a law which says that ex polititians have to wait 18 months before joining a lobbying busisness .

I must be nuts, but is this how democracy is meant to work .

Mike
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