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Comcast will pay $110,000 to sponsor a major dinner honoring FCC commissioner Mignon Clyburn at the same time the regulator is considering whether to approve the cable company's application to acquire Time Warner Cable.
In a barely noticed Senate lobbying disclosure released last month, Time Warner Cable admitted it was also spending $22,000 of its subscribers' money on the same meal.
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Hand me a pair of leather pants and a CASIO keyboard -- I'm living for today!
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Wednesday August 13 2014, @05:39PM
More scary is these companies have seemed to have given up on the 'we vs they' partisan fighting and are just 'contributing' to them all now.
I have also noticed a pattern. It seems high end diners get you votes. If that is all it takes to get my opinion up in front of the senate or congress I can spring 100-200 bucks and get whatever dumbass idea I come up with voted on...
Our two parties are holding our representatives hostage thru the use of campaign money. We need 1 term people with a gap of 10 years between terms. Unfortunately they have shown they can not be trusted with the keys to daddies car. Our system is being abused for the idea of being re-elected. That is what this money is being used for. We unfortunately need to starve the beast.
As a side note I really like 'stop the cap'. He posts many interesting net neutrality stories. I have been following Phillip Dampier for years now. He is doing an excellent job on that website. Though he and I disagree on a few minor points. He is top notch in reporting things. In fact he is the one who opened my eyes to how we are being played thru partisan fighting and how easily our 'representatives' are being straight up legally bribed.
(Score: 4, Insightful) by cafebabe on Wednesday August 13 2014, @09:28PM
I find it astounding that more than $1 billion is spent to get one man into a job which pays $400,000. Obviously, they're all doing it because they're devoted patriots.
People have suggested that true representative democracy requires selection akin to jury service. This would eliminate some or all party politics, campaign contributions and voting.
Even when people serve a final term, they act in a manner which could get their party re-elected or in which they consider their legacy. In all cases, this is contrary to the best interests of the citizens.
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