The Government Lobby

On one hand, it seems to me that it is very odd that a government entity would hire to people to lobby the government. But the oddity comes from the fact that it is very easy to think of the government as a singular entity. It isn't. There are many agencies/jurisdictions fighting for budget dollars. It, therefore, does ultimately make sense that government lobbyists exist.

Recognizing this, though, is not to say that having government agencies lobby government policymakers is optimal in any way. And having the combined agencies and jurisdictions of South Florida fork over 8 million dollars of tax money back into lobbying efforts seems to all but scream for reform of the budgetary decisionmaking process.