Pros And Cons Of Interest Groups

Interest groups are known to be corrupt and always bribe secretly elected official. They only look after their desire and their need. I believe they should be tougher restrictions on interest groups, and they should be laws both federal and state level that investigates them thoroughly. If the government does not monitor interest groups closely they will be lots of corruption that will devastate the economy and the credibility of the United States as a thriving democracy. Interest groups mostly finance the campaigns of politicians who are running for office. They provide funds, transporting and according to the Texas tribune even food “More than 95 percent of the money spent by lobbyists during the last decade on food and beverages”. It was very astonishing that lobbyist even take care the basic things of life for politicians. Lobbyist should be restricting in how they interact with elected officials, when necessary the anti-corruption agencies should force them to provide transcripts of their meetings, and how much they are paid. We the people, the poor and the middle class have no major say or influence when it comes to campaigns and public officials. We only matter to them during election days to persuade us to for them. They claim to be for the good of the citizens, and that they will protect us from lobbyist and …show more content…
The government can make this noble act into existence if they take certain measures such as; decreasing the amount interest groups puts into campaign finance, forcing them to be transparent during all times no matter if the spend a lot or not so much on campaign finance and also where the money goes. Only through this measures can our voices be equal to that of the strong lobbyist and interest groups who have superior connections and