Vivvo CMS 4.1 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/ Capitalism Magazine 15 ©2010 Spoonlabs d.o.o. http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/files.php?file= http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/ http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/5983-justice-for-goldman-sachs.html Lobbying Mon, 10 May 2010 10:32:00 +0000 Our outrage should be directed at government intervention, and the philosophy that generates it, not at the businesses coping with the consequences. 580534e8337db267b02375bf0030647a http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/5242-whose-special-interests.html Lobbying Tue, 12 Aug 2008 05:00:00 +0000 Senator Obama has also said many times that he is against "special interests." But, like most politicians who say that, he means that he is against other politicians' special interests. His own special interests are never called special interests. d83fbc48de83d7022389c1a4722fdd97 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/5149-lobbying-free-speech-and-the-first-amendment.html Lobbying Sat, 29 Mar 2008 05:00:00 +0000 Those who seek to shackle lobbyists and regulate political campaigners attack a fundamental freedom: the right to persuade others of the merits of one's views. e335008e418cdefde121985ab361f0e1 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/4539-attacking-lobbyists-the-real-problem-is-government-s-ability-to-grant-favors.html Lobbying Wed, 18 Jan 2006 06:00:00 +0000 A much better explanation for the millions going to the campaign coffers of Washington politicians lies in the awesome growth of government control over business, property, employment and other areas of our lives. dae1843fd5e3126d3d8d29f712b4b214 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/3493-limit-lobbying-by-cutting-government.html Lobbying Thu, 05 Feb 2004 06:00:00 +0000 The real problem is that government is too big and has too much power -- and this attracts lobbyists for the same reason that rotten meat attracts flies. b701ceea1f7c9d6b1b10402432ed0383 http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/3280-campaign-finance-reform-attacks-victims-of-government-corruption.html Lobbying Wed, 17 Dec 2003 06:00:00 +0000 If stopping the selling of favors in Washington is the goal, why does no one demand that we simply enforce the laws that make such action illegal? After all, we combat police corruption by prosecuting officers who take kickbacks to overlook crimes. We combat judicial corruption by prosecuting judges who accept bribes in exchange for making unjust rulings. Why not similarly go after Congressmen who trade legislative decisions for campaign contributions? 557c34699f47a5ffc7958629c5723d4f http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/3266-campaign-finance-scapegoat-proof-of-washington-rot.html Lobbying Mon, 17 Mar 1997 06:00:00 +0000 The nation's response to the scandal-a-day revelations about money funneled into Clinton's reelection and the Democratic party's fund raising is entirely mis-focused. Campaign finance reform measures such as full disclosure and dollar limits do not address the political rot and cancer underlying the scandals. efae5c3aa53416097dc0fa8295b5828c http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/3146-campaign-finance-limits-violate-free-speech.html Lobbying Mon, 06 Oct 2003 05:00:00 +0000 The Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act--under review by the U.S. Supreme Court--is an ominous limitation on free speech. 922d3313c285fe86229bb2cc8524ad6b http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/2929-portrait-of-the-greenspan-era.html Lobbying Tue, 06 May 2003 05:00:00 +0000 When it comes to monetary policy, a picture may be worth 100,000 of Alan Greenspan's words. f086ec59ee4a9ef127d17a61b741329b http://www.capitalismmagazine.com/politics/lobbying/2384-money-wealth-and-the-corruption-of-government.html Lobbying Tue, 11 Feb 2003 06:00:00 +0000 Wealth is not the cause of corruption in government. If anything, it's a symptom. Campaign contributions are not just about obtaining favors; for many businessmen, they're a means of self-defense against populists who seek to destroy private property rights. 1b124cfe0e9f6846f30e59f3695412b0