Strong disagreeâthis does not recognize the innovation of BribeWellâs approach. Lobbying is inefficientâdue to so-called âtransparencyâ and other inefficiencies, donating $X to a campaign is much less impactful than putting $X directly in the politicianâs wallet. Lobbying isnât BribingWell because it isnât BribingDirectly.
Lobbying is like trying to buy influence by slipping retail engagement rings to politicians. The moment those walk out of the store, those can only be sold for a small fraction of the purchase price. In this model, the politician only realizes a small fraction of the money invested. A lot goes to the wedding-diamond industrial complex, or to whoever buys the ring (and doesnât tell the intended recipient of its origins). Plus, if Senator Jones starts selling dozens of retail engagement rings, someone may start asking awkward questions. To mitigate against this, the senator has to create various convoluted structures to create at least plausible deniability, consuming their time and further reducing yield.
Thanks, I was feeling a touch of imposter syndrome because I didnât have a clever April 1 post, but I felt better after coming up with this one-liner while walking my dog.
Thank you, Jason, for so clearly showing all the advantages of our approach! Once we get funding from a mysterious benefactor in ~25 years, Iâll reach out to you for our âDirector of Explaining BribeWellâ position!
I think in the US itâs called âLobbyingâ and Open Phil has spent several hundred thousand dollars there
Strong disagreeâthis does not recognize the innovation of BribeWellâs approach. Lobbying is inefficientâdue to so-called âtransparencyâ and other inefficiencies, donating $X to a campaign is much less impactful than putting $X directly in the politicianâs wallet. Lobbying isnât BribingWell because it isnât BribingDirectly.
Lobbying is like trying to buy influence by slipping retail engagement rings to politicians. The moment those walk out of the store, those can only be sold for a small fraction of the purchase price. In this model, the politician only realizes a small fraction of the money invested. A lot goes to the wedding-diamond industrial complex, or to whoever buys the ring (and doesnât tell the intended recipient of its origins). Plus, if Senator Jones starts selling dozens of retail engagement rings, someone may start asking awkward questions. To mitigate against this, the senator has to create various convoluted structures to create at least plausible deniability, consuming their time and further reducing yield.
>Lobbying isnât BribingWell because it isnât BribingDirectly.
Incredible
Thanks, I was feeling a touch of imposter syndrome because I didnât have a clever April 1 post, but I felt better after coming up with this one-liner while walking my dog.
Thank you, Jason, for so clearly showing all the advantages of our approach! Once we get funding from a mysterious benefactor in ~25 years, Iâll reach out to you for our âDirector of Explaining BribeWellâ position!