Ed Gillespie, former RNC Chairman, made this point last week in a speech in Virginia. It was picked up by the WSJ’s Notable & Quotable.
“We can see (Obama’s) influence economy starting to take shape. CEOs are becoming less concerned about inventing the right products, targeting the right markets and hiring the right people in hopes of making respectable profits for investors—and more concerned about getting the right lobbyists, retaining the right lawyers and attending the right fund raisers in hopes of getting a hefty subsidy from taxpayers.
Making the right campaign contributions are becoming as important to a company as research and development.”
“Making the right campaign contributions are becoming as important to a company as research and development.” “
If you don’t want a county code enforcement guy fining your construction project it’s important at the local level as well. My county has a line item in the budget, $550,000 revenue from code enforcement.