Eight Lobbyist for Every Congress Critter

And we wonder what the hell happened to our democracy? Eight demons for every elected soul, that's what happened!

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A new analysis by the Center for Public Integrity shows that corporate interests attempted to exert  an unprecedented amount of influence in the health care debate over the past year. More than 1,750 companies hired about 4,525 lobbyists - eight for Congressman -  to influence health care in 2009. 

These groups included 207 hospitals, 105 insurance companies, 85 manufacturing companies, and 745 trade, advocacy, and professional organizations. Overall, "businesses and organizations  that lobbied on health reform spent more than $1.2 billion on their overall lobby efforts.
 
So every congressman is surrounded by eight millionaires trying to give him cash.
Meanwhile, the poor and middle class are shut out in the cold and can't be heard.

 
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