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azmom

(5,208 posts)
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 12:16 PM Oct 2015

Here’s how much corporations paid US senators to fast-track the TPP bill

It’s a rare thing for members of Congress to go against the money these days,” said Mansur Gidfar, spokesman for the anti-corruption group Represent.Us. “They know exactly which special interests they need to keep happy if they want to fund their reelection campaigns or secure a future job as a lobbyist.

“How can we expect politicians who routinely receive campaign money, lucrative job offers, and lavish gifts from special interests to make impartial decisions that directly affect those same special interests?” Gidfar said. “As long as this kind of transparently corrupt behavior remains legal, we won’t have a government that truly represents the people.”


The average Republican member received $19,673.28 from corporate TPP supporters.
The average Democrat received $9,689.23 from those same donors.

http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/may/27/corporations-paid-us-senators-fast-track-tpp

This is one of the reasons we need a political movement under Bernie. We need to fight back against this type of corruption. Our own people are undermining us. Unite under Bernie's presidency.

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Here’s how much corporations paid US senators to fast-track the TPP bill (Original Post) azmom Oct 2015 OP
When it costs the corporate interests so little to legally bribe a politician.. aidbo Oct 2015 #1
Politicians need to be shown that they can be azmom Oct 2015 #3
I agree. Until politicians are beholden to the populace they are supposed.. aidbo Oct 2015 #6
^Nailed it Hydra Oct 2015 #7
Why is graft for Democrats so much cheaper than GOP graft? eom NorthCarolina Oct 2015 #2
We can still vote them out treestar Oct 2015 #4
We can and we should. azmom Oct 2015 #5
Outright Blatant Corruption is being "normalized" as we speak 99th_Monkey Oct 2015 #8
Disgusting, this is buying votes plain and simple newfie11 Oct 2015 #9
Wow, I wonder what the return on investment is? ThoughtCriminal Oct 2015 #10
 

aidbo

(2,328 posts)
1. When it costs the corporate interests so little to legally bribe a politician..
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 12:58 PM
Oct 2015

..and the return on their investment is so large, one would be a fool to not expect results like this.

azmom

(5,208 posts)
3. Politicians need to be shown that they can be
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 01:06 PM
Oct 2015

Funded by the people. Look at how much Bernie has raised?

 

aidbo

(2,328 posts)
6. I agree. Until politicians are beholden to the populace they are supposed..
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 01:13 PM
Oct 2015

..to represent, they will be beholden to the interests that pay to put them in power.

http://www.wolf-pac.com/

 

99th_Monkey

(19,326 posts)
8. Outright Blatant Corruption is being "normalized" as we speak
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 03:21 PM
Oct 2015

In the wake of CU, anything pretty much goes. No questions asked.

Once upon a time in this nation, political bribery was a crime and universally
despised and frowned-upon. Now it's just the way it is.

ThoughtCriminal

(14,011 posts)
10. Wow, I wonder what the return on investment is?
Sat Oct 17, 2015, 07:03 PM
Oct 2015

A few million gets them what? tens of billions?, hundreds?

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