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IDemo

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Tue Jun 24, 2014, 10:01 AM Jun 2014

Steve Wozniak and other tech moguls launch Super PAC to fight ‘big money’ in D.C.

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – A group of influential Internet moguls aim to fix what they refer to as the “big money problem” in Washington politics by, well, raising cash.

Forming a Super Political Action Committee (PAC) called Mayday, the executives hope to raise $12 million by the midterm elections in November in hopes of supporting candidates who are committed to changing how elections are financed.

Apple cofounder Steve Wozniak joined the campaign late last week, alongside Union Square Ventures’ Fred Wilson; Paypal cofounder and libertarian activist Peter Thiel; and LinkedIn cofounder Reid Hoffmann.

Their approach – using big money to fight big money – may seem odd, but the organizers note on the campaign website that they “embrace the irony.”

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/06/24/steve-wozniak-and-other-tech-moguls-launch-super-pac-to-fight-big-money-in-d-c/

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Steve Wozniak and other tech moguls launch Super PAC to fight ‘big money’ in D.C. (Original Post) IDemo Jun 2014 OP
Lost me at Pete enlightenment Jun 2014 #1
Ban Google, Comcast, and Amazon's lobbyists and 90% of the problem will be solved. nt onehandle Jun 2014 #2
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