We?ve discussed in this forum the impact of an intrusive federal government on lobbying efforts.
I was reminded of that discussion when I read the following passage in this TIME article about nuclear power:
“We have a very positive political and regulatory environment,” says FPL president Armando Olivera, whose company spent $2.3 million on six Washington lobbying firms in 2007. “We wouldn’t be comfortable building new reactors if we didn’t.”
Some might read that passage and fume about the power of special interests. I read the passage and wondered why our government is so large and powerful that any interest would feel the need to devote so many resources to lobbying.
