Is the lobbying most abhor at the federal level any different from what occurs locally in Greensboro and Guilford County?

Health care lobbying: Political power machine: Lobbying. TV ads. Political donations.

 

…The bill for lobbyists, television ads and political donations has topped $375 million.

 

….The largest chunk has gone to direct lobbying of lawmakers and other policymakers.

 

…$23 million has flowed…into the campaign war chests of 2010 candidates for federal office, on the heels of some $95 million raised during the 2008 cycle.

 

…The lobbying figures alone are on track to exceed half-a-billion-dollar mark by the end of the year, which would be a record.

 

The big payoff for such spending? Open doors to policy makers.

 

Jennifer Liberto

CNN Money, September 09, 2009