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==Famous lobbies==

==Famous lobbies==

===Corporate===

===Corporate Lobbies===

Four years ago, the [[United States Supreme Court]] suggested that corporate spending to influence federal elections would not “give rise to [[corruption]] or the appearance of corruption,” the majority wrote in the landmark [[Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission]] decision. According to recent analysis by the Sunlight Foundation <ref>Allison, Bill and Harkins, Sarah, [http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/11/17/fixed-fortunes-biggest-corporate-political-interests-spend-billions-get-trillions Fixed Fortunes: Biggest corporate political interests spend billions, get trillions], Published November 17, 2014. Accessed March 20, 2015.</ref> <blockquote>"Between 2007 and 2012, 200 of America’s most politically active corporations spent a combined $5.8 billion (with a B) on federal lobbying and campaign contributions. What they gave pales compared to what those same corporations got: $4.4 trillion (with a T) in federal business and support. Putting that in context, the $4.4 trillion total represents two-thirds of the $6.5 trillion that individual taxpayers paid into the federal treasury. Said otherwise, by spending: a paltry $6 billion to bribe the US government, or just a little more than what [[General Motors|GM]] will spend on stock buybacks alone, US corporations are getting the direct benefit of two-thirds of US taxpayers' labor! And here is the visual representation of this stunning finding: for every dollar spent on influencing politics, the nation’s most politically active corporations received $760 from the government. Which translates into an Internal Rate Of Return of, hold on to your hats folks, 75,900%!"</blockquote><ref>Durden, Tyler, "[http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-16/words-greatest-investment-every-dollar-spent-influencing-us-politics-corporations-ge The Best "Democracy" Money Can Buy: For Every Dollar Spent Influencing US Politics, Corporations Get $760 Back", [[Zero Hedge]], Published March 16, 2015. Accessed March 20, 2015.</ref>

Four years ago, the [[United States Supreme Court]] suggested that corporate spending to influence federal elections would not “give rise to [[corruption]] or the appearance of corruption,” the majority wrote in the landmark [[Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission]] decision. According to recent analysis by the Sunlight Foundation <ref>Allison, Bill and Harkins, Sarah, [http://sunlightfoundation.com/blog/2014/11/17/fixed-fortunes-biggest-corporate-political-interests-spend-billions-get-trillions Fixed Fortunes: Biggest corporate political interests spend billions, get trillions], Published November 17, 2014. Accessed March 20, 2015.</ref> <blockquote>"Between 2007 and 2012, 200 of America’s most politically active corporations spent a combined $5.8 billion (with a B) on federal lobbying and campaign contributions. What they gave pales compared to what those same corporations got: $4.4 trillion (with a T) in federal business and support. Putting that in context, the $4.4 trillion total represents two-thirds of the $6.5 trillion that individual taxpayers paid into the federal treasury. Said otherwise, by spending: a paltry $6 billion to bribe the US government, or just a little more than what [[General Motors|GM]] will spend on stock buybacks alone, US corporations are getting the direct benefit of two-thirds of US taxpayers' labor! And here is the visual representation of this stunning finding: for every dollar spent on influencing politics, the nation’s most politically active corporations received $760 from the government. Which translates into an Internal Rate Of Return of, hold on to your hats folks, 75,900%!"<ref>Durden, Tyler, "[http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2015-03-16/words-greatest-investment-every-dollar-spent-influencing-us-politics-corporations-ge The Best "Democracy" Money Can Buy: For Every Dollar Spent Influencing US Politics, Corporations Get $760 Back", [[Zero Hedge]], Published March 16, 2015. Accessed March 20, 2015.</ref></blockquote>

===[[Morality]]===

===[[Morality]]===

== See Also ==

== See Also ==

* [[Soft money]]

* [[Soft money]]