content: The first part of your statement is correct and goes for any organization asking the government to do anything.  Everyone always asks for things out of self-interest.  This includes not only for-profit corporations but everyone else.  Whether you consider that good or bad is going to depend heavily   ff8  on your own self-interests in relation to the organization's self-interests.    The second part doesn't follow at all.  Just because people petition the government to protect or enhance their interests does not ipso facto make the requested government action bad.