15 February 2019

How Washington lobbyists use the homeless


This practice has been going on for a long time.  Also at rock concerts and various store openings.  One interesting suggestion in the Twitter thread: if they are being paid to hold a spot for a lobbyist, couldn't someone else offer them more $ to leave the spot, or hold it for them instead?

4 comments:

  1. I have a friend who does this, along with other weird little jobs he picks up around DC. He is not homeless. Not even close.

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    1. Could you ask him/her if it ever happens that someone "outbids" the original offer for the spot in line? Or does he/she always work for the same person?

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    2. I sent him an email to see if he will stop by here. I looked at a WP article about it as well. Seems a libnestander makes 30 bucks an hour. Two links for you.
      https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2019/02/14/ocasio-cortez-learned-lobbyists-pay-people-avoid-waiting-lines-hill-shes-not-pleased/?utm_term=.b4244eb360eb
      and http://linestanding.com/

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  2. https://bigbangtheory.fandom.com/wiki/The_Line_Substitution_Solution

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