A needlessly nasty piece by @mrjoeaston on @alexbhturnbull but at least it's some mainstream media coverage on Australia's woeful campaign finance disclosure regime. Alex, can you clarify 6 figures? Did Joe put it to you before launching poison pen hit? https://www.afr.com/rear-window/alex-turnbull-s-vanishing-six-figures-donation-20200205-p53xym …:
-
-
The Wikipedia article on dark money is good (in the U.S. context). My two favorite examples are: 1) D.C. lobbyists who hire homeless people to hold a place for them in line at public hearings in Congress, where there is limited seating
-
2) Lobbyists offering a free D.C. vacation to Mr and Mrs Upstanding Citizen from a congressman's home district. In return, they ask the congressman for a meeting on an issue of vital interest to them. The lobbyist of course also attends the meeting, and does all the talking
End of conversation
New conversation -
Loading seems to be taking a while.
Twitter may be over capacity or experiencing a momentary hiccup. Try again or visit Twitter Status for more information.