I note your AP article in the Sunday, Nov. 1, “Region” section of the paper. The article was titled “As U.S. looks for exit in Afghanistan, China digs in.” The article noted an unfair bidding process in a copper mining project which rejected U.S. and Canadian bids in favor of a Chinese bid. The article alleged that the process “epitomized the back room deals and abuse of power” in the bidding process.
The article directly below this article was titled “Lobbying spending hits record $849 million.” This spending was for the third quarter of this year with a record $2.5 billion spent through the third quarter. This lobbying was to our U.S. Congress by more special interest groups then can be named.
My thought is that I can’t tell much difference between the two processes. As a consumer I would prefer that the companies paying for the lobbying reduce the price for their product or service by the $2.5 billion. This is a good reason for terms limits on all levels of our government.
Richard Horner
Bristol, Va.
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