[quote=sdrealtor]Not to mention that there is a difference between unions and the AMA, NAR and NADA. Those groups lobby to impact policy they do not negotiate for salaries and benefits for their groups. Further the AMA lobbies for policy that impacts medical care delivery to people. NAR looks to impact housing policy and the availability of financing for homes. I’m not saying they don’t so please enlighten us as to how each of those unions does anything in the name of the general public?[/quote]
Holy shit, sdr!!!! You’ve got to be kidding!!!
Those groups lobby for regulations and laws that force people to use the services of their members, and restrict new entrants in their respective markets. They lobby for “govt-backed” financing, foreclosure moratoriums, taxpayer-funded bailouts, and other interventions that force home buyers to overpay for housing (and the related commissions). In other words, they lobby so that they can receive more money and power for themselves and their members!
There is ONE and only ONE reason for every single one of these political contributors/donors in D.C.: MONEY!
