"On regulation, Big Business is a mixed bag. I've written volumes on this.
While I'm always railing about Big Business wanting Big Government, though, I also need to note that the real lefties -- the hardcore liberals who border on or embrace socialism -- aren't exactly friends of corporate America, either. Wall Street wants to be bailed out, not wiped out. Pharma loves Obamacare, but wouldn't be so keen on single-payer. GE and crew want Cap-and-Trade, but a big ol' carbon tax rubs most of them the wrong way.
There's more to say about lobbying itself, but just on the score of pleasing Big Business, you can see why the guys in the middle have better prospects to cash out."
Socialists and libertarians make bad lobbyists
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