If you could lobby for any law to get passed, what would it be…and how would you work your strategy?

@thomasr.jackson2940

Жыл бұрын

For election reform. Remove the arbitrary cap on the number of Congressional representatives, bring the ratio of people to reps from 750k to 1 down to 50k to one, and possibly eliminate geographic districting, and, using the 14th amendment, link state apportionment to voter participation rates.

@miroslavhoudek7085

Жыл бұрын

If people stopped saying "let's evict the lobbyists out of Washington" and start saying "let's put our lobbyists into Washington" :-) Why it's so difficult for people to organise, right? So much to be gained from organised labour - and from organised politics as well.

@saeedabasilobbyist

Жыл бұрын

Me also introducing a global positive style of Lobbying in professional way rather than a kickback or bribery style

@air.internetH2O

Жыл бұрын

this video really good

@baddoomguy1986

10 ай бұрын

I'd lobby to ban lobbying.

You can hire a lobbyist to negotiate a raise, it's called a union

Lobbying, Bribery... Potato, Potatoe...

"It's incredibly expensive to run for office," but with free internet and social media, wouldn't it be easy to publicize your platform? The cost of expensive 30-second TV ads, where you learn nothing about the candidate except a catchphrase or a smear of the opposing politician, seems ineffectual.

"Even reptiles have lobbyists" Mark Zuckerberg : " how else are we supposed to get heard ?"

This video was a good reminder that the voice of the people has very little influence on the laws that get passed.

@protennis365

3 ай бұрын

So you are against union workers.

@chuco915C

2 ай бұрын

@@protennis365I’m against us citizens having little influence on the laws we can pass.

@JESUS.saves.Repent.

2 ай бұрын

​@chuco915C we should have an official group of government whose job it is to take law requests and submit those requests in an official manner and then the people vote on those ideas in a public and governmental forum. The most popular ones get passed on to legislators. The people who submit the requests should get paid a fixed salary by the government. The people who come in to voice their ideas should pay a small service fee (like $10) to submit an idea and that money goes back to the government as taxes.

@chuco915C

2 ай бұрын

@@JESUS.saves.Repent. good start.

Surely the most obvious improvement would be to ban lobbyists from doing any work that could benefit politicians and government officials. So that includes fundraisers but also any gifts, holidays, favours for family members, offers for future jobs etc.

@AboveTheNoise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching and weighing in!

@miroslavhoudek7085

Жыл бұрын

The thing is, can you even enforce it? I agree with you that forbidding it would be a signal. But ultimately there could be Big Tobacco Lobbyist and Big Tobacco Fundraiser and both these guys will claim to be independent (and protected by free speech). But when the politician help the Lobbyist, the Fundraiser will help the politician.

@ruan13o

Жыл бұрын

@@miroslavhoudek7085 I agree it's tricky but I also feel like we have to try. Our democracy is increasingly run by big corporations who often act against the interests of citizens. Often shortening our lives and causing us harm. We surely can't just shrug our shoulders and give up.

@ImHeadshotSniper

Жыл бұрын

@@miroslavhoudek7085 i'd be hopeful that a just society could do some investigation into groups that try to legally evade their real purpose. it is just baffling to me though that money could at all affect the judgement of legal decisions when money is completely irrelevant to the argument of the decisions themselves.. the only people concerned about the relevance of the money in legal decisions are the lawyers and the judges, which is literally a scam of money, and justice.

@miroslavhoudek7085

Жыл бұрын

@@ruan13o oh no, I agree. But markets are a real thing and you can't prevent corporations from 1) having money and 2) finding a way to spend it in their interest. You can't so simply outlaw it because they can always hire the smartest people to avoid the laws, bend the laws, find loopholes in them. My humble (truly humble) opinion is that solution is not some active minority - like you and me - somehow making a law (or two) that will fix the world. The only true solid permanent solution is majority of citizens becoming aware and active and they will 1) spend their own money to have lobbyist work for us. And we are so much more powerful than corporations can ever dream of. Because we have money but we also 2) have legs to walk to the points of power in large numbers and voice our opinions - and notably 3) we also have all the votes. Also also 4) corporations are owned by some of us through direct stock ownership or through hedge funds that should listen to what we want. Not take our money and go on a power trip with them. There's a saying that people have the government they deserve. If people are willing to bow their heads or get manipulated, they will get what they deserve. And you can't really legislate your way out of it ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ People have to start pulling their weights, spend their money, do the learning etc.

Lobbying is legalized bribery as soon as money is involved. I wish politicians would just do their job and make informed decisions with any information provided to them.

Lobbyist to negotiate a raise? It's called a union, Myles!

Myles, great video. I loved how you informed without painting an overly simplistic view. Insight about about Lobbyists can come from a similar to another job that is often villainized - Medical Sales Reps. Though Medical Sales Reps can (at times) use inappropriate means to influence a sale, they also provide information, training, and support that doctors need to be successful. I am sure when you go to your doctor I am sure you want them to provide you with the best treatment but so much has changed since they left medical school and even medical school can't train them on everything. That is often where a Medical Sales Rep comes in - he is an expert on the medicines he represents and can help a doctor understand what they are and where they can be used so he can make the best decision for you. The best Lobbyists can do the same thing for a Congressman. Congressmen can't be an expert on everything and the public almost certainly is not. Issues are complex and if he only listened to superficial he could very easily sponsor a bill that sounded great on the surface but actually was disastrous for his constituents.

Thanks for making this video and making politics more fun to learn.

@AboveTheNoise

Жыл бұрын

YAY! Glad you liked it!

The downside of lobbying is that people with money/power always have longer breath and more opportunities. But let's say we keep lobbying, what could help? For example like back in Greek to get random politicians. This way you start from 0 every time a new election happens so that you cannot take one politician and hope (or even help) that they stay for years and work for your interests. Through the randomness you don't have to fight (and loose ressources on that) for reelection.

Good for Legislators + Good for Lobbyists = Not Good for Everybody Else. With the legislative branch writing thousand-page bills, somebody has to actually do the work of writing down the specifics.

@AboveTheNoise

Жыл бұрын

In some cases, particularly at local and state level lawmaking, lobbyists actually help write the bills: www.usatoday.com/pages/interactives/asbestos-sharia-law-model-bills-lobbyists-special-interests-influence-state-laws/

What's the difference between lobbying and corruption?

@Noname12818

8 күн бұрын

None

Loved the video! Very high quality and informative.

Allowing lobbying is like a court allowing anyone with money to talk to the Jury outside of court during a murder case😂😂

At this point I am looking for my new client but so many companies are so frustrating. So if you know a company looking for a lobbyist I am your guy. I am here in Washington D.C.

Citizens United has to go. The the electoral collage has to go. rethugliKKlans will not give either of them up.

this was great, thank you

Learned a lot from this one! Thank you!

@AboveTheNoise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching, @Indie Alaska!

I was actually paying close attention to US ARK not long ago. There was some points in an upcoming bill that would make it very difficult to own or sell exotic pets. As a person who keeps Tarantulas, I had a vested interest on how it played out.

Great video!!

Great info buddy, liked the way you presented.. Me also introducing a global positive style of Lobbying in professional way rather than a kickback or bribery style

Big Green is a lobby too. Where's the Food Service Workers lobby, Parents lobby, Child Safety Lobby, I'll bet there's a general "black" lobby, but that needs to be cut up, what about a Millenial Lobby?

I would lobby that all veterans would get veteran's day off as a holiday, regardless of their company's policy. As a veteran, I've had to work most veteran's days while my wife, who works for a federal contractor and is not a veteran gets the day off. That's the bill I'd like to see passed.

@8eight104

Жыл бұрын

The Green Weenie will still find you, even after you're snug and asleep under a DD214 blanket

@akthehigh

Жыл бұрын

I say we take it a step further and make it so that all veterans never have to work a day again in their life. Why is risking one’s life not reason enough to be taken care of? 🤷 You deserve better 🙌

Informative and educational. Thanks for making this!

@AboveTheNoise

Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching!!

Lobbying isn’t as lucrative as it sounds - for every registered lobbyist in DC that’s at least doing okay, there’s another working for a smaller organization who’s barely making a livable wage. A big reason why is supply and demand - there are a lot more qualified people interested in government relations and public policy jobs than there are jobs available. Source: I’m a lobbyist.

This was really great and simple to understand :D 👍🏽

@AboveTheNoise

4 ай бұрын

Thank you!

4 Day work week? Done that. I hate working 13 to 14 hour days just so I can have 3 off. No thanks.

What I didn't understand was the line "I don't have any political currency, I'm not up for reelection" Why would somebody who's term is up looking for votes have political currency? I would think someone with political currency would be someone who is head of a committee or has decision making authority. If you where to say that the guy who is up for reelection has political currency because he needs the votes and thus is willing to push a bill the voters want, then the political currency would be the willingness of a member to push a law. I'm missing something here, who can put their two cents in?

Great video! Earned a sub

@AboveTheNoise

8 ай бұрын

Yay! Thanks!

So sad how this has been happening for forever

Personally I would like to lobby for a bill that would establish additional tax penalties for publicly traded corporations as well as tax incentives for privately owned corporations. This is because I believe publicly traded corporations are put under immense pressure by shareholders and their own greed to pursue short-term profits over long-term sustainability of the company. This pursuit of short-term profits ends up creating a majority of the problems that we face globally including (but not limited to) pollution, shrinkflation and lack of consumer ownership. If they must go this way of seeking unlimited monetary growth at the cost of everything else then they damn well better pay for it in much higher taxes. We cannot ban public trading because it is a global phenomenon. Taxation is the next best thing.

I'd be perfect for my company's brand. Not going to name our company here, (top 5 tech company).. but sadly don't know how to apply to a position like that.. Thank you for the info

Corporatism.

How do you become a lobbyist?

very nice videos

its all about the money baby

@aarone9000

8 ай бұрын

Clearly, it isn't about; "we the people"!

Doesnt Google and Facebook own the highest amount of lobbyists?

wheres IPAC

95/100 represent big business and you focused on The Nature Conservancy? I see what's going on here too.

This sound like corruption with ekstra steps. Even if there sound good some times. :/

This video was paid for by a lobbyists

Lobbysts should be made illegal.

Great video!