Re:H&R Block and Intuit Lobby Against Free and Simple Tax Fi...
by jimktrains2 on Monday January 21, 2019 @01:08AM
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How would a candidate accept pac money since they're currently bared from doing so or (overtly) coordinating.
Re:H&R Block and Intuit Lobby Against Free and Simple Tax Fi...
by aaronbrethorst on Monday January 21, 2019 @03:34AM
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Candidates accept PAC money all the time. It has nothing to do with coordinating. These are donations to a campaign. Here's a list: https://www.opensecrets.org/political-action-committees-pacs...
See how Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, raked in almost $8mm in the last election cycle? That's because he'd have been Speaker if Republicans had held the House. Those $8mm in donations would've bought companies like Goldman Sachs, MetLife, Altria, and others plenty of phone calls with McCarthy. https://www.opensecrets.org/members-of-congress/contributors...
Re:H&R Block and Intuit Lobby Against Free and Simple Tax Fi...
by stochastic_monk on Monday January 21, 2019 @08:12AM
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It is a great start. It also shouldn’t be a partisan issue. Vote for people who value their constituents over lobbyists.
If your elected officials accept corporate PAC money, tell them to cut it out because you'll be supporting a primary challenger who refuses all corporate PAC donations...and then support a primary challenger who refuses all corporate PAC donations.
Having elected officials who reject all corporate PAC money isn't a panacea all on its own, but it's a great start.