They just follow the laws... but also spend massive amounts of money to bend policymakers in a direction they like. For every "why not just fix xyz?" there is a ton of pressure to keep xyz broken.
> but also spend massive amounts of money to bend policymakers in a direction they like.
Which is, again, made legal by the legislators.
But Warren certainly isn't going to to against her fellow lawmakers and remind the public that letting corporation lobby their ways is a legislative choice. Instead she chose to go after the easy target where she can whine... while still effectively doing nothing!
So her time would be better spent calling out specific legislators (wouldn't that be whining as well)? She already does that all the time. I'm not sure getting more people to think "donors have too much influence" is effective at all since that's already an extremely popular opinion (bipartisan even!).
So you're saying that to get something done, she should publicly berate the people she will need cooperation from? After all, they are the ones who believed the bullshit the lobby spent millions concocting, they're the ones truly at fault.
she is exactly one elected representative facing opposition from countless of people who literally have their political campaigns bankrolled by the very powers she is supposed to stand up against.
Is Warren empress of the United States and can just wish legislation into reality or am I missing something?
Bezos is the richest person in the world, and it's obvious the lobbyists he pays to copypasta the text of laws and get politicians doing his bidding by ensuring "$upport" motivate them to benefit the rich like him.
Americans have a "minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy" compared to the rich.
Which is, again, made legal by the legislators.
But Warren certainly isn't going to to against her fellow lawmakers and remind the public that letting corporation lobby their ways is a legislative choice. Instead she chose to go after the easy target where she can whine... while still effectively doing nothing!