the 4th branch of our governent, the lobbyists; conflict of interest in our government

In 2007, Corporate America paid the IRS $396 billion in income taxes.
In 2008, Corporate AMerica paid the IRS $354 billion in income taxes.

In 2007, American Citizens paid the IRS $1.366 TRILLION in income taxes.
In 2008, American Citizens paid the IRS $1.426 TRILLION in income taxes.
http://www.irs.gov/taxstats/article/0,,id=172265,00.html

The difference between what Citizens and Corporate America pays in income taxes is
$.970 Trillion in 2007 and $1.072 Trillion in 2008.

There's no possible way the lobbyists came up with the difference in order for special interests/corporate America to gain preference over the American citizens.

The Directory:
http://dir.yahoo.com/Regional/U_S__States/Washington__D_C_/Business_and_Shopping/Business_to_Business/Government/Lobbying/

"We're receiving E-mails from Capitol Hill staffers expressing frustration that they can't get a copy of the stimulus bill agreed to last night at a price of $789 billion. What's more, staffers are complaining about who does have a copy: K Street lobbyists. E-mails one key Democratic staffer: "K Street has the bill, or chunks of it, already, and the congressional
offices don't."

http://www.usnews.com/blogs/washington-whispers/2009/02/12/congressional-offices-dont-have-the-stimulus-bill-lobbyists-do.html#Comments

K Street is a hub for major lobbyist firms in Washington D.C.
http://en.allexperts.com/e/k/k/k_street_%28washington,_d.c.%29.htm
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2005/06/21/AR2005062101632.html
http://www.absoluteastronomy.com/topics/K_Street_%28Washington,_D.C.%29