• @Ledivin@lemmy.world
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    2 months ago

    How much do you think automakers are bribing the GOP with? My guess is it’s only like $10k each, I bet politicians are cheap af in Michigan.

    • _haha_oh_wow_OPM
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      92 months ago

      Based on other reports of US bribery, it might not even be that much. Politicians seem to be on sale for shockingly little money sometimes, especially at the local level.

    • BoscoBear
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      72 months ago

      I bet you are right. They are surprisingly cheap everywhere.

    • @pelotron@midwest.social
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      22 months ago

      I once had lunch with a guy who was formerly a lobbyist for Mizzou. He said it was easy af to bribe state politicians. A lot of times he would just give them season tickets to Mizzou games.

  • @litchralee@sh.itjust.works
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    262 months ago

    Rep. Donni Steele, R-Orion Township, similarly argued any spare money in the transportation budget should go to filling potholes and improving roads. “Regular people don’t care about electric bikes,” Steele said in a statement.

    Wikipedia says:

    [Orion] township hosts General Motors’ Orion Assembly plant which produces small cars and EV pickup trucks.

    Nope, no bias there whatsoever. Couldn’t possibly be any. Not one iota. Nada.

  • applepie
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    132 months ago

    GOP is like the Israel lobby, constant melt downs over nothing burgers while committing crimes.

  • HubertManne
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    52 months ago

    whats funny is 3mil is low for transportation costs. any us of the bikes over cars will likely prevent more potholes than the money could fix.

  • BoscoBear
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    12 months ago

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