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Comcast Sponsors Honors Dinner for Commissioner During Merger Review

posted by LaminatorX on Wednesday August 13 2014, @07:36AM   Printer-friendly
from the crooks-and-liars dept.

tt1016268 writes:

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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  • (Score: 4, Insightful) by cafebabe on Wednesday August 13 2014, @09:28PM

    by cafebabe (894) on Wednesday August 13 2014, @09:28PM (#80976) Journal

    Our two parties are holding our representatives hostage thru the use of campaign money.

    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.

    We need 1 term people with a gap of 10 years between terms.

    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.

    Our system is being abused for the idea of being re-elected.

    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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