Davriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 days agoPesticide manufacturer spent more than $200K lobbying in Iowaiowacapitaldispatch.comexternal-linkmessage-square4linkfedilinkarrow-up186arrow-down10cross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
arrow-up186arrow-down1external-linkPesticide manufacturer spent more than $200K lobbying in Iowaiowacapitaldispatch.comDavriellelouna@lemmy.world to News@lemmy.world · 6 days agomessage-square4linkfedilinkcross-posted to: usa@midwest.social
minus-squareSeductiveTortoise@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 days agoMaybe politicians are just really cheap in Iowa?
minus-squareFermion@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up3·edit-26 days agoWhat could one legislator cost, Michael, 25,000 dollars? Iowa pays its general assembly members a salary of $25k a yr. So $200k a yr in lobbying from a single company potentially buys a lot of influence.
minus-square52fighters@lemmy.sdf.orglinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·6 days agoLobbyists cost money. One full time person plus expenses could easily cost $200k. If they employ any lawyers to review draft legislation, it’ll be more.
Maybe politicians are just really cheap in Iowa?
What could one legislator cost, Michael, 25,000 dollars?
Iowa pays its general assembly members a salary of $25k a yr. So $200k a yr in lobbying from a single company potentially buys a lot of influence.
Lobbyists cost money. One full time person plus expenses could easily cost $200k. If they employ any lawyers to review draft legislation, it’ll be more.