How Corporate Lobbyists Conquered American Democracy

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[–]kurozael 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

Where is exactly is the source on this?

[–]magnora7[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's well-known the prison lobby is one of the biggest spenders, and they also lobby to keep marijuana illegal to keep prison numbers up, because their revenue from the state depends entirely on the number of prisoners, which is why the prisons are overcrowded.