[rcarr]

Yes corporations lobbied for them, as it is in their interest to do so. The government is meant to represent the interests of the people. It has and had the option to:

a) rewrite the laws governing corporations so that they have purposes other than maximising shareholder profits

b) ignore the lobbying, not take the bribes and act in the long term interest of their constituents

[paulryanrogers]

It's easier to take money and 'advice' from a few lobbyists, most of whom you know, than a mass of people with conflicting opinions whom you've never met. Especially when those lobbyists are buying you dinner and paying for trips all the time.

Then there's the indoctrination about how big companies represent the people too, create jobs, and deserve to have their own voice, their own tax breaks, etc.