Mr. Reed and Mr. Weill argued persuasively for the change, and, along with the rest of the financial industry, deployed an armada of lobbyists in Washington.
Struhs told me the industry was terrified that federal regulations would force the farmers to fallow land: "They said, 'We're going to be out of business in three years.' " To make sure that the legislation passed, the sugar industry deployed forty-six lobbyists, according to press accounts from the time — more than one for each of the forty senators.
For example, the telecommunications industry deploys vast networks.
And it's worth noting that the National Venture Capital Association reports that the VC industry deployed more capital in 2015 than any year since 1995.
As our industry deploys incredibly complex models that are pushing to the limit chip sets, algorithms and scientists, we risk reinforcing subtle biases, powerfully and at a previously unimaginable scale.
While it doesn't appear to be the case this time, in the past the coal industry has used what's called third party technique, in which the industry deploys regular-seeming people to speak positively on its behalf.
Pietrangelo also said that the best way to protect people and the environment from radioactive exposures is to prevent damage to the fuel in the first place, and that the industry deploys multiple, redundant systems to do just that.
The banking industry deploys a lot of clever words to mask the predation inherent in the tactics, and most common of all are the terms "price according to risk" and "risk-based pricing".
The fracking companies like to pretend that fracking is harmless, but the truth is the fracking "debate" ended in 2005 when the industry deployed their lobbyists and got Dick Cheney and Congress to exempt their inherently harmful gas extraction process from the Safe Drinking Water Act.
Decision-making in Congress follows a tried-and-true system, with established industries deploying lobbyists, consultants and advocacy groups to relentlessly court legislators in largely the same manner they have for decades.
