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Re:Kill Hollywood? Let's fix politics instead: kill lobbying. by twoodfin on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @10:19AM (#3505087)
Corporations are banned from donating to individual Federal candidates and have been for several decades.

Corporations are allowed (after Citizens United) to spend as much money as they want to get a political message out, but hey, that's what the New York Times does, too.

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Re:Kill Hollywood? Let's fix politics instead: kill lobbying. by sirclueless on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @02:06PM (#3506139)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Political_action_committee

In particular read the section on Super PACs.

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Re:Kill Hollywood? Let's fix politics instead: kill lobbying. by Florin_Andrei on Tuesday January 24, 2012 @02:06PM (#3506137)
So, I am forbidden from giving you money so that you could purchase a car.

However, I am allowed to gift you the whole car.

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