Most responsible NGOs do. Do you also agree thought that lawyers that are active in policy debates should disclose their clients? I see little difference (other than the fact that lawyers charge more than lobbyists)
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Replying to @georgenturner @hselftax and
If they’re acting for clients, absolutely. If they’re not, then of course not.
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Replying to @DanNeidle @georgenturner and
what if they're acting in the interests of their current, past and prospective clients generally, rather than a specific client(s)? this happens all the time.
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Replying to @nickshaxson @DanNeidle and
It really does. Can’t really comment on the tax world but have seen it a lot when lawyers talk about NDAs. Lots of lawyers feel they can’t openly because they’ll upset wealthy clients.
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The danger is that lawyers in this situation, again I’m not speaking of tax as I’ve not had enough experience, present their professional knowledge as technical and neutral, when through deliberate lobbying and inhibition of contrary views they are advancing a particular interest
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Replying to @RichardMoorhead @jeremydcape and
I think there's a lot to this, except that it implies the strategic construction of knowledge and the claimed neutrality. In my interactions with tax lawyers I think they genuinely believe they are right about what the good policy is, because they understand the subject matter.
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Replying to @martinhearson @jeremydcape and
Mainly, I suspect. If my experience in other fields is born out, plenty often not though.
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Replying to @RichardMoorhead @jeremydcape and
Sure. I guess the lawyers who consider it worthwhile chatting to me are already at the less cynical end of the spectrum!
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Replying to @martinhearson @RichardMoorhead and
I think from a political economy view it is naive to assume that people on one side of a debate have complex personal, financial, ideological, tribal and subconscious motivations...and those on the other side are righteous truth seeking machines.
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It may be good for movement building, but it's not so good for assessing particular policies. And it seems to be serving here to distract from discussion of the particular policy of CBCR. Which does not need to be an article of faith.
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