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Originally Posted by Paul Markham
So going direct to the big corporations is a more direct route and saves on paperwork.
If we want change, we have to change ourselves. This requires voting for people who are not controlled by big corporations donating the money to run huge campaigns.
Now think back to who you supported in 2012, 2008, 2004. Was it a candidate owned by big corporations?
The last President that was tapped into big money was Bush.
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Anybody that thinks theres that much difference between Bush and Obama when it comes to Banks and big corporate contributors is just misinformed. The only difference I see is Obama criticizes Wallstreet all the while taking their money.
Bush Top Contributors, 2004 Cycle
Morgan Stanley.......................$604,280
Merrill Lynch...........................$558,804
PricewaterhouseCoopers...........$508,500
UBS AG..................................$442,325
Goldman Sachs.......................$396,350
Lehman Brothers......................$355,525
US Government.......................$334,611
Citigroup Inc ..........................$317,375
MBNA Corp.............................$313,600
Ernst & Young.........................$304,340
Bear Stearns...........................$302,850
Deloitte LLP.............................$293,050
Credit Suisse Group.................$279,590
Wachovia Corp.......................$273,760
Bank of America .....................$258,361
JPMorgan Chase & Co .............$228,005
Blank Rome LLP.......................$225,150
US Dept of State......................$220,280
Ameriquest Capital..................$208,130
Blue Cross/Blue Shield.............$199,075
Obama Top Contributors, 2008 Cycle
University of California.............$1,799,460
Goldman Sachs.......................$1,034,615
Harvard University...................$900,909
Microsoft Corp.........................$854,717
JPMorgan Chase & Co...............$847,895
Google Inc .............................$817,855
Citigroup Inc..........................$755,057
US Government .....................$638,335
Time Warner..........................$617,844
Sidley Austin LLP....................$606,260
Stanford University.................$603,866
National Amusements Inc........$579,098
Columbia University................$570,839
Skadden, Arps et al................$554,439
WilmerHale Llp.......................$554,373
US Dept of Justice..................$540,636
IBM Corp...............................$534,470
UBS AG.................................$534,166
General Electric.......................$532,031
Morgan Stanley.......................$528,182