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Originally Posted by pwalker8
Making a complaint isn't crony capitalism, getting more attention because you gave to the party in power is crony capitalism. I'm not claiming malfeasance, I'm claiming favoritism, which happens all the time and is the major reason that companies donate to political parties and have lobbying offices in Washington DC.
Are you saying that the meat of the article, that David Zapolsky submitted a confidential white paper to the Federal Trade Commission and Justice's antitrust division is untrue?
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I'm not saying it's untrue, I'm saying that that fact alone isn't particularly interesting.
I've worked for a number of companies in industries that have issued reports to governments, sent in comments during government consultation processes on amending or enacting laws and helped with amicus briefs during court proceedings. It's an appropriate way for governments and courts to understand complex issues, and those submissions aren't evidence of any wrongdoing or favouritism. At the end of the day, it's governments and courts that make the decisions.
Also, what's your evidence of favoritism, or of favouritism skewing the result? Not even the WSJ article you pointed to claimed favouritism or crony capitalism.