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[berwin]

ALEC The American Legislative Exchange Council,global corporations and state politicians vote behind closed doors to try to rewrite state laws that govern your rights. These so-called "model bills" reach into almost every area of American life written by corporate entities and often directly benefit huge corporations. areas such as Worker and Consumer Rights Tort Reform and Injured Americans, at least 800 bills done this way, 1 in 5 becoming law
Privatizing Schools and Higher Ed Policy Health, Pharmaceuticals and Safety Net Programs Environment, Energy and Agriculture Democracy, Voter Rights and Federal Power Taxes and Budgets Guns, Prisons, Crime and Immigration.voting behind closed doors to change the laws to limit the rights and remedies of Americans injured or killed by corporations.ALEC, corporations and their legislative partners would privatize Medicare, deregulate health insurers, protect negligent doctors, and cut holes in the safety net. These anti-patient "model bills" advance the interests of global drug companies and the health insurance industry, while eroding the rights and health of Americans. limit workers rights and drain labor unions of resources for protecting employees, undermine consumer protections, favor the Wall Street financial agenda, limit the ability to cap exorbitant interest rates on credit cards and big bank fees. The bills and resolutions here also attempt to funnel tax dollars to for-profit corporations through privatization schemes

[varik]

yes

[pascoe69]

Legal? Yes.

Ethical? No.

[gideon]

Yup. - And it's done all the time.
Our 'esteemed legislators' are trusted to 'seek the advice of' the industry
they regulate without compromising the interests of their constituents
or the general public..
'How's that been workin out for ya?'