Why baseball cards arenât worth what they used to be. At a baseball card show at Hofstra University on Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, dealers and customers talked about how the business has transitioned from brick and mortar stores to the Internet over the last 30 years.
A lobbyist is an activist who seeks to persuade members of the government (like members of Congress) to enact legislation that would benefit their group. The lobbying profession is a legitimate and integral part of our democratic political process that is not very well understood by the general population.
Direct lobbying statistics in the United States from 1998 to 2010. In 2010, the total amount spent on lobbying in the U.S. was $3.50 billion. The top sectors for lobbying as of 2010 are financial, insurance, real estate, with $ 4,405,909,610 spent on lobbying.