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		OstiaAntica on Aug 24, 2011 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: If Software Is Eating The World, Why Don't Coders ... I work in DC. Outside of telecom, tech is very under-represented and is ineffective at manipulating the levers of power. It is getting better, but to put Google's 12 people into perspective, the AMA has over 200 DC lobbying staff.

_delirium on Aug 24, 2011 [–]

Any idea how the "old-line" tech companies are in comparison? Does IBM, for example, have any effective influence?

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