#lobbying — Public Fediverse posts

Das zentrale Sprachrohr der Pharmaindustrie ist der Verband Interpharma, der mit der Organisation IG Biomedizinische Forschung und Innovation über einen direkten Draht in die gesundheitspolitische Kommission verfügt.

Interpharma beauftragt ausserdem Beratungsfirmen, die über Mandate der Pharmakonzerne verfügen und damit Interessen vertreten, die direkt gegen die geplante Rabattregelung laufen.

https://daten.lobbywatch.ch/de/organisation/288/INTERPHARMA

3/3

#lobbying #pharma

Die Pharmaindustrie hat viel Einfluss in Bundesbern. Das hat damit zu tun, dass sie eine bedeutende Steuerzahlerin ist und über ein grosses Netzwerk im Parlament verfügt, wo sie mit über 100 Organisationen vertreten ist.

https://daten.lobbywatch.ch/de/lobbygruppe/1/Pharma

2/3

#lobbying #pharma

Das Parlament wollte die Krankenkassenprämien senken. Eine einzige Massnahme hätte das geschafft. Jetzt liegt sie auf Eis – auf Druck der Pharmaindustrie.

https://lobbywatch.ch/die-pharmalobby-stoppt-die-kostenbremse/

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#lobbying #pharma

...vanno avanti le 'facce di bronzo' - perde la democrazia

https://www.rsi.ch/info/svizzera/F-35-molte-reazioni-ma-nessuno-scossone--4076624.html

#CH #politica #VBS #armasuisse #lobbying #F35 #bugie #corruzione

...vanno avanti le 'facce di bronzo' - perde la democrazia

https://www.rsi.ch/info/svizzera/F-35-molte-reazioni-ma-nessuno-scossone--4076624.html

#CH #politica #VBS #armasuisse #lobbying #F35 #bugie #corruzione

...vanno avanti le 'facce di bronzo' - perde la democrazia

https://www.rsi.ch/info/svizzera/F-35-molte-reazioni-ma-nessuno-scossone--4076624.html

#CH #politica #VBS #armasuisse #lobbying #F35 #bugie #corruzione

...vanno avanti le 'facce di bronzo' - perde la democrazia

https://www.rsi.ch/info/svizzera/F-35-molte-reazioni-ma-nessuno-scossone--4076624.html

#CH #politica #VBS #armasuisse #lobbying #F35 #bugie #corruzione

Big money is damaging trust in our politics.

#UK #Government has announced a taskforce on mega-donations, but has not said what it will do and when.

We’re calling on the Government to deliver REAL action on big money in #politics, and urgently.

#Petition:

https://secure.unlockdemocracy.org.uk/page/200435/petition/1

#corruption #donations #politics #DemocracyNOW #lobbying #bribes

Everyone wants a line in the State of the European Union speech – POLITICO

“A mention is a signal, a specific commitment is politically meaningful, a commitment with a deliverable and timetable…
#Europe #EU #EuropeanCommission #Alcohol #Animalwelfare #electriccars #EUStateoftheUnion #healthcare #lobbying #UrsulavonderLeyen
https://www.europesays.com/europe/135518/

Another tale of grift, lobbying and conflict of interest, this time with ex-Tory thug, Jonathan Gullis. Quelle surprise..

#ReformUK #Lobbying #UKPolitics

Ex-Tory MP-turned-Reform councillor landed lobbying job after defecting
https://www.opendemocracy.net/email/62197bd7-f61f-43fa-b37a-77b8373dbb6c/

Stalwart says fishing industry facing wipe-out without radical change
By Joanna Prendergast

With the state government cutting $400,000 in funding from the WA Fishing Industry Council, a veteran fisherman says their political advocacy needs a significant rethink.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-09-10/calls-for-change-wa-fishing-industry-council-political-advocacy/107138084

#FishingandAquacultureIndustry #Lobbying #Agribusiness #JoannaPrendergast

Unser Fazit: Transparenz gibt es erst auf Druck der Medien. Die Meldungen sind Selbstdeklarationen der Parteien, die Eidgenössische Finanzkontrolle (EFK) überprüft nur eine Stichprobe.

Neu publiziert die EFK, was diese Kontrollen ergeben. Das war früher geheim. Erstritten haben das der Beobachter, das WAV Recherchekollektiv und der frühere EFK-Direktor Michel Huissoud.

https://lobbywatch.ch/ubs-bestraft-die-fdp/

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#lobbying #efk

Zu denken gibt auch die Rückkehr der Gönnervereine. Das sind Vereine, die zwischen der Partei und der Spender:in stehen und die ursprüngliche Spender:in anonymisieren.

Auch Lücken im Transparenzgesetz werden rege genutzt: sie erlauben, dass wohl Firmen, aber nicht die dahinterstehenden Familien im Register der Eidgenössischen Finanzkontrolle (EFK) auftauchen.

5/6

#lobbying #efk

Ins Auge stechen auch zwei Spenden des Tabakkonzerns Philip Morris. Er zahlte der FDP und der SVP insgesamt 105’000 Franken und untermauert seine Stellung als ein zentraler Akteur im Tabak-Lobbying.

Mehr dazu findet sich ein unserer Recherche vom letzten Jahr:

https://lobbywatch.ch/schweiz-bleibt-ein-paradies-fuer-die-tabakindustrie/

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#lobbying #efk

Banken, Versicherungen und Wirtschaftsverbände steckten zusammen 4,4 Millionen Franken in die Parteien, 53 Prozent aller offengelegten Spenden. Davon gingen 96 Prozent an FDP, SVP, Mitte und GLP.

Grösste Geldgeberin war Economiesuisse mit 1,6 Millionen an dieselben vier Parteien, satte 1,2 Millionen davon an die FDP.

3/6

#lobbying #efk

Die Partei mit den meisten Spenden ist die SP.

Aber weil in der Erhebung der Finanzkontrolle die Einnahmen der Kantonalsektionen oder externer Komitees fehlen, sind diese Zahlen nur schlecht vergleichbar und geben «kein Gesamtbild über […] das Vermögen einer Partei».

2/6

#lobbying #efk

[Edit: Wir haben einen Fehler gemacht. Unsere Interpretation, dass die FDP leer ausging war falsch und wurde im Artikel korrigiert.]

Die UBS zahlt SVP, Mitte & GLP 786'000 Fr. – die FDP geht leer aus.

Aber das ist nur eine von drei Geschichten, die der neue Bericht zur Parteienfinanzierung 2025 der Eidgenössischen Finanzkontrolle erzählt.

https://lobbywatch.ch/ubs-bestraft-die-fdp/

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#lobbying #efk

“Documents reveal that the Consumer Council for Water has asked water companies to advise on how they wish to be held to account by consumers.” Mmm let’s see. In no way that’s going to interfere with our profits or bonuses? #Water #Privatisation #Capitalism #Lobbying #Labour

News live: parents of Australian surfers killed in Mexico fly in for trial; Labor pressured to toughen lobbying rules
By Guardian staff

Follow the day’s news live

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/07/anthony-albanese-labor-lobbying-rules-greens-social-media-fines-ntwnfb

#AnthonyAlbanese #Laborparty #Australianews #Australianpolitics #Mexico #Lobbying #Parentsandparenting #AustralianGreens #Coalition #Socialmediaban #TheGuardian #Guardianstaff

Australia news live: parents of Australians surfers killed in Mexico fly in for trial; Labor pressured to toughen lobbying rules https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/sep/07/anthony-albanese-labor-lobbying-rules-greens-social-media-fines-ntwnfb #AnthonyAlbanese #LaborParty #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #Mexico #Lobbying #ParentsAndParenting #AustralianGreens #Coalition #SocialMediaBan

The Scientist Trying to Keep Kratom Legal Has Not Disclosed Longstanding Ties to Kratom Lobbyists

https://www.propublica.org/article/kratom-legalization-christopher-mccurdy-research-conflict-of-interest-aka

> University of Florida professor Christopher McCurdy has accepted travel reimbursements, donations to his university’s foundation and funding for symposiums from the American Kratom Association. None of this is mentioned in the papers he publishes.

#science #corruption #lobbying

A quotation from Molly Ivins

I don’t think there was ever a time when money was not important in politics. The single most striking development in American politics is the extent to which money is so predominant that everything else including the public interest is insignificant.

Molly Ivins (1944–2007) American writer, political columnist [Mary Tyler Ivins]
Interview (2006-10-09), “Who’s It Screw, and Who’s Doing the Screwing?” by Rosalind Alexander, Seattle Weekly

More about this quote: wist.info/ivins-molly/85840/

#quote #quotes #quotation #qotd #mollyivins #America #influence #lobbying #money #politicalinfluence #politics #publicinterest

Ah the beautiful revolving door...

"Matt Clifford, British entrepreneur and former #AI advisor to the prime minister, has joined #Anthropic to lead on government affairs in every market outside North America.

The former AI advisor to prime ministers #RishiSunak and #KeirStarmer began the London-based role yesterday and reports to Tino Cuéllar, Anthropic’s Chief Global Affairs Officer, who joined in August. Clifford’s official title will be Managing Director, International Affairs."

#lobbying

#usa #israel : #elections / #lobbying / #politicalparties

„The most powerful pro-Israel lobby in the United States is spending more than any other outside group on the 2026 midterms – even as its once-coveted backing becomes an increasingly potent weapon for political opponents.
The American Israel Public Affairs Committee (#AIPAC) has poured 10s of millions of dollars into races nationwide through its main election-spending vehicle, the United Democracy Project (#UDP).“
https://www.straitstimes.com/world/united-states/pro-israel-lobby-spends-big-on-us-midterms-as-backlash-grows

👀 Oh look, Nvidia's trying to buy their way into political power by starting a #PAC. Because clearly, chips aren't just for computers anymore—they're for #lobbying politicians too! 💸 🕴️
https://news.bgov.com/bloomberg-government-news/nvidia-starts-a-pac-as-ai-chip-maker-buids-influence-force-in-dc #Nvidia #techpolitics #chipindustry #politicalpower #HackerNews #ngated

Oracle Helped Kneecap Section 230, Then Bought 15% Of A Company That Needs It.

https://fed.brid.gy/r/https://www.techdirt.com/2026/08/27/oracle-helped-kneecap-section-230-then-bought-15-of-a-company-that-needs-it/

#usa #israel : #usforeignpolicy / #lobbying / #politicalparties / #government / #nato / #book / #recension

„In their new book, Eli Clifton and Ian Lustick chart the evolution of this powerful special interest and its unmatched influence in the US.“

https://responsiblestatecraft.org/israel-lobby-book/

We need a federal #lobbying act that applies to all professional lobbyists, strengthens lobbying bans for former government representatives, publishes ministerial diaries, and appoints an independent regulator backed by effective penalties.
https://australiandemocracy.org.au/lobbying
#AusPol

A great peek behind the curtain of how #lobbying works and how it borders on #corruption

#auspol #punterspolitics

https://youtube.com/watch?v=ZICn_FaAWq8

Crossposted with @openvibe

Everyone But Us (in the USA)

https://activitypub.writeworks.uk/2026/08/everyone-but-us-in-the-usa/

#fourcorners on #lobbying and #lobbyists :blobgrimace:

Dozens of defence insiders now lobbying for the industry, analysis shows
By Samantha Dick

New analysis by Four Corners shows the scale of Canberra's revolving door, where former government officials accept lucrative jobs in lobbying or the defence industry.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/defence-insiders-now-lobbying-for-industry-analysis-shows/107046326

#Lobbying #DefenceForces #GovernmentandPolitics #FederalGovernment #Parliament #SamanthaDick

@crazyeddie @aworkinglibrary
It is probably about car dependency, car-centered areas. Like in the US where in many towns without a car one would struggle to do anything: getting to the grocery store, getting back from the store, reaching the other river bank as many bridges are motor vehicles only.

People can’t live without cars in such places. Even food banks have huge lines of cars, four "lanes". Some homeless people drive cars as well. Imagine the closest grocery store being 1 hour walking distance away, and the weather may be extremely hot/cold.

Many such areas don’t even have sidewalks or anything for walking at all. At the same time so called "jay-walking" is prohibited by law. The term "jaywalking" actually was invented by the cars lobby in the early 20th century. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jaywalking
Moving around by walking is extremely inconvenient, dangerous, taking ridiculous amounts of time, basically incompatible with everyday activities.

Also the parking lots, roads, intersections take up huge chunks of the city. Consider how much longer it takes to walk somewhere compared to what it could be without all these. Urban areas could look very different if they were human-centered and Points Of Interest were packed tightly.

And the bigger the city, the more space car infrastructure takes up. More lanes, wider intersections, parking lots can have up to many thousands spots, highways, freeways, interchanges of ridiculous sizes and shapes.

The topic is huge, what I mentioned is just the tip. Think of what you see around every day. Also all the noise. And danger it brings to everyone, not just drivers. The number of so called "accidents", another convenient term for the horrible things that happen everyday.

The areas which are pedestrian-friendly, bicycle friendly, have public transportation tend to have happier residents, more attraction points, more small businesses, more street life, way better air quality, less noise among other benefits.
Also social connections and interaction happen there and not on a 4-lane highway.

#Cars #Car #City #Urban #Streets
#Cities #CarFree #Roads #CarDependancy #StreetLife #Safety #Bycicles #Walking #UrbanSprawl #OneMoreLane #InducedTraffic #PublicTransport #PublicTransit #Access #PublicTransportation #Accessibility #Accessible #PublicSpaces #Socialization #Capitalism #Subsidies #Lobbying #WordsMatter #History #CarsAreDangerous #FuckCars

AI companies spend record sums on Washington lobbying

https://www.ft.com/content/d8a5f95e-3b6d-463a-a848-c9ef8e2394db

Comments: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49069939

#HackerNews #AI #lobbying #Washington #tech #policy #government #spending

"The Labour Party […] is a centralised, bureaucratic organisation that plays a key role in UK democracy whether or not the Labour Party is in government. The right [of the party] never truly ceded control over the Labour Party machine, even when Corbyn was in power. As observers from across the political spectrum have documented, key players on the Labour right worked behind the scenes to undermine him throughout his tenure."

Burnham "has flip-flopped enough times for the Labour machine’s apparatchiks to accept he is no threat to their project.
"Perhaps more importantly, Burnham lacks a coherent base that might hold him to account were he to tack to the right once in office. He doesn’t have strong links with the unions or any social movements. He is relatively popular among the Labour membership, but the Party has been so centralised under Starmer that members now play a much-diminished role – and Burnham is unlikely to change this.
"In short, as with Starmer, there will be no one to challenge him if he reneges on commitments. Equally, there will be no one to defend him if the Labour machine turns on him.

"The challenge Burnham faces is unresolvable within the current political settlement. For as long as Labour exists as a cartel, divorced from a mass base, it will remain a playground for lobbyists and consultants. These interests will fight tirelessly for their preferred policies – policies that directly contradict the interests of the majority of people in the UK. And any leader who attempts to democratise the Labour Party and take on these vested interests will be eliminated by the Labour machine.
"The only way to square this circle is to build power outside the Labour Party".

Grace Blakeley: https://graceblakeley.substack.com/p/the-labour-machine-always-wins

#triangulation #cooperation #cartel #lobbying #promotion #parties #acceptance #ThirdWay #TonyBlair #Starmer #Burnham #UKPol #UKPolitics #LabourParty

Andy Burnham: Kick Palantir out of our NHS!

Rumours are Andy #Burnham wants to kick out Palantir from #OurNHS

But Palantir’s army of lobbyists won’t give up without a fight - like when they sued Mayor of London for blocking their £50mil #MetPolice deal

#Petition text

Put patients before #corporate #lobbyists

End #Palantir’s contracts with #NHS & #police. Protect our #private #data

https://act.38degrees.org.uk/act/Kick-Out-Palantir-eoi?utm_medium=mastodon_fediverse

#CorporateTerrorism #privacy #medical #BigData #corruption #lobbying #DemocracyNOW

#TaylorFarms Spent Big on #MAGA and #AntiRegulatory #Lobbying Before #Diarrhea Outbreak

The company donated more than $3.6 million to #conservative groups between 2020 and 2025, including $1 million to the #MAGAInc. #SuperPAC.

by Kate Taylor, Jul 21, 2026

"The lettuce supplier at the center of the turbo diarrhea outbreak has spent millions of dollars to sway sentiment around #FoodRegulation and elect Donald Trump and other MAGA Republicans, according to public filings.

"Taylor Farms donated more than $2 million to conservative political groups in 2025, according to Federal Election Commission filings. That includes a $1 million donation to MAGA Inc., the Trump-centric super PAC, and $1.1 million to other super PACs dedicated to electing Republicans.

"From 2020 through the end of 2024, the company donated more than $1.6 million to conservative PACs, including a total of $850,000 to #AFPAction, an anti-regulation super PAC with ties to the #Koch network.

"#BruceTaylor, the chairman and CEO of Taylor Farms, is also a longtime donor to Republican causes. Since 2020, Taylor has personally donated more than $900,000 to Republican PACs and candidates, including contributions to Texas senator #JohnCornyn and Tennessee senator #MarshaBlackburn."

Read more:
https://www.wired.com/story/diarrhea-outbreak-taylor-farms-maga-donations-lobbying/

Archived version:
https://archive.ph/zUBU5

#KochBrothers #KochNetwork #Capitalism #Crapitalism #USPol #CyclosporaOutbreak

Ce rejet atavique de toute forme d'intelligence, de la part de gens qui passent leur temps à se réclamer de la "raison" laisse tout de même songeur...
(En même temps là où il y a du pognon à faire ou des électeurs réac à choyer le Macronisme est toujours là)

#Macronisme
#TalibansLibéraux
#lobbying
#agricultureProductiviste
#LecologieSansLutteDesClassesCestDuJardinage

RE: https://techhub.social/@estelle/116804111381589798

"If the Royal Commission is serious about investigating the nature of antisemitism and its 'key drivers', it should begin with Australia’s Israel lobby – the leading proponents of the conflation of antisemitism with antizionism."
https://www.deepcutnews.com/p/if-the-royal-commission-is-serious?utm_source=substack&publication_id=4434423&post_id=203508596&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=false&r=2jzucl&triedRedirect=true

By Louise Adler, former Director of Adelaide Writers’ Week:

#influence #lobbying #policing #respectability #Zionism #silencing #PalestinianLivesMatter #fragility #genocide #JewishSupremacy #hasbara #hasbara #grievability #conflation #confusion #recycling #manipulation #coOpting #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #lineOfColor #Australia #RoyalCommission

Foreign influence in Australia

"The reach [of the Israel lobby] extends into the newsrooms and it has been there for decades. Veteran ABC journalist John Lyons documented it in his 2021 book Dateline Jerusalem, writing that in forty years of journalism he had never encountered a lobby as formidable, well-funded, or relentlessly effective as the pro-Israel lobby in Australia, and that material the lobby succeeded in suppressing here was routinely published in Israel without consequence or controversy."

Andrew Brown: https://michaelwest.com.au/the-enforcement-the-lobby-that-bought-australian-democracy/

#influence #lobbying #media #policing #respectability #Zionism #silencing #PalestinianLivesMatter #fragility #genocide #JewishSupremacy #hasbara #hasbara #grievability #conflation #confusion #recycling #manipulation #coOpting #proZionism #StandWithIsrael #lineOfColor #Australia #RoyalCommission

Is Australia missing out on a proper gas tax because the mining lobby scared Labor off before Budget night?
Michael West reports that Labor was looking at winding back diesel fuel rebates for big miners and taxing gas exporters, before both ideas suddenly junked. An insider told MWM that "We can’t afford another fight with BHP” echoing the campaign that helped bring down Kevin Rudd in 2010.

#auspol #bhp #lobbying #gastax

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FknLOpxmPnU

RE: https://aus.social/@mojo/116453455095944748

Corporate energy giants (mostly foreign not Australian): “endless funding for lobbying and spin, but resistance when asked to pay a fair return on public resources.”
WHY? IS? IT? SO? 🤔

#AusPol #energyCompanies #lobbying #notPayingFairTaxes #AustralianResources #socialLicense #advertising #arrogance

#US #tech firms successfully lobbied #EU to keep data centre #emissions secret

Legally questionable #confidentiality clause adopted almost word for word from demands of #Microsoft and trade groups ...

#CorporateGreed #greed #GlobalWarming #ClimateChange #CO2 #ClimateEmergency #corruption #lobbying #USThreats #PeopleNotProfits #LifeNotProfits #CorporateTerrorism

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Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI – Gizmodo

Artificial Intelligence

Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI

“[It’s] extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we’ve done a lot of damage,” he said.

By AJ Dellinger, Published January 12, 2026

Reading time 3 minutes

Comments (50)

Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has seen his net worth skyrocket by nearly $100 billion since the AI boom started a couple of years ago, would really appreciate it if you would stop talking about the potential harms of the technology that’s supercharged his fortune. It’s really harshing his vibe.

In an appearance on the No Priors podcast hosted by Elad Gil and Sarah Guo, Huang took aim at people who have suggested AI may have some significant, detrimental impact, from job displacement to expanding the surveillance state. “[It’s] extremely hurtful, frankly, and I think we’ve done a lot of damage with very well-respected people who have painted a doomer narrative,” he said.

According to Huang, considering the potential existential risks of unleashing AI on society may do more harm than good. “It’s not helpful. It’s not helpful to people. It’s not helpful to the industry. It’s not helpful to society. It’s not helpful to the governments,” he said. He particularly took issue with other people in the industry going to the government and asking for regulation and mandatory safeguards. “You have to ask yourself, you know, what is the purpose of that narrative and what are their intentions,” he asked rhetorically. “Why are they talking to governments about these things to create regulations to suffocate startups?”

Huang isn’t totally off-base about some of what he’s suggesting. Regulatory capture is a real risk, especially as multi-billion-dollar companies look to lock in their lead by using their absurd wealth to sway politicians and cement favorable policy. And there’s no doubt that AI players have been getting into the lobbying business. According to the Wall Street Journal, Silicon Valley firms have already poured more than $100 million into new Super PACs to push pro-AI messaging in the lead-up to midterm elections in 2026. There is also zero doubt that industry players use societal-scale risks as a marketing tactic: it makes their product seem full of endless potential, and it suggests they need to maintain control of it to keep everyone safe rather than letting this powerful tool fall into the wrong hands or be controlled by some government regulator. 

Continue/Read Original Article Here: Jensen Huang Is Begging You to Stop Being So Negative About AI

The 162 corporations and trade associations which declare EU lobby budgets of over €1 million annually, collectively declare at least €343 million per year.

Five-year growth: Since 2020, these corporate interests have declared nearly €86 million more, marking a one-third increase over five years.

https://corporateeurope.org/en/2025/02/eus-lobby-league-table 🧵

#Tech #Banking #Chemicals #lobbying #Brussels #energy #offsets #Europe #greenCapitalism #electricity #EU #growth #spillovers #transition #lobbies #openData #LobbyControl

La Clique du Château, version américaine
🇺🇲 Des entreprises engagent des millions pour célébrer l’investiture de Trump
https://www.cnn.com/2024/12/26/politics/trump-inauguration-corporate-donors/index.html
#patronage #copinage #politique #USA #investiture #lobbying #riches #corporations #entreprise #histoire

"The need for decarbonisation poses an existential threat to the #oilAndGas industry, which is why they have created multiple ‘escape hatches’ to continue fossil fuel burning, including techno-fixes like CCUS and carbon removals. […] Europe is showering public money and policy support on these dangerous distractions designed to keep Big Oil and Gas in business."
https://corporateeurope.org/en/CarbonCoupRevisited

#lobbying #ICM #energy #offsets #Europe #greenCapitalism #EU #carbon #growth #spillovers #transition #lobbies

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2EPRONZPcew

#MorePerfectUnion

What #BigSugar Doesn't Want You To Know

#sugar #consumerknowledge #lobbying #corporategreed #sugartax #food

Tackle plastic #waste now
" #Thailand ranks among top 10 #global #contributors to #marine #plastic #pollution. 🇹🇭 produces ~2 mil tonnes of #plasticwaste p.a. yet only 25% is #recycled - most ends up in the sea.. Pollution Control Dept's attempts to impose #taxes on plastic hv been stuck in #parliament since the 1990s due to powerful #lobbying from the #plasticindustry. Subsequent #governments have made #noeffort to revive or resubmit these proposals"
https://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/2861063/tackle-plastic-waste-now

#Lobbying groups representing #NewYorkLife, #LincolnFinancial Group, #Prudential #Financial & other companies first pushed back against the newly proposed #regulations before suing to topple them entirely. Now the govt’s latest attempt to protect #retirees is in political & #legal limbo…

It is the latest example of a pervasive pattern: As the #Biden admin tries to impose new restrictions on #powerful industries, those #businesses successfully turn to #Congress & the #courts for a reprieve.
#law