By the way, one good thing about the constantly expanding population of lobbyists around the District is this: They MUST increasingly compete with each other. Their budgets must eventually contribute to the larger economy, because they have to find living accommodations, restaurants, medical services, grocery stores, car rentals, taxis, money laundries, miniature microphone and camera manufacturers, computer hackers to spy on congresscritters and each other, bribes for maids, bribes for parking wardens, bribes for valet services, bribes for concierges, bribes for other lobbyists, multiple corporate attorneys, criminal defense attorneys, bribes for judges, jurors, bailiffs, court reporters, police sketch artists, and reporters for the alleged news media.

Oh, yeah. And bribes for the legislators.

It’s trickle-down economics with a different slant.