A version of this article appears in print on July 22, 2012, on Page MM14 of the Sunday Magazine with the headline: How
Did Political Money Get This Loud?.
Not exact matches
The Republican Party's fast journey from debating how to combat human - caused climate change to arguing that it
does not exist is a story of big
political money, Democratic hubris in the Obama years and a partisan chasm that grew over nine years like a crack in the Antarctic shelf, favouring extreme positions and uncompromising rhetoric over co-operation and conciliation.
A vote on the measure was delayed for hours after Democrats revolted against provisions to roll back part of the Dodd - Frank financial reform law and allow more big
money political donations, while conservative Republicans objected because the measure
did not block funds for Obama's immigration order.
Any changes that can't be made on that basis — changes, for example, that simply redistribute
money — will have to be made through legislation, if and when there is the
political will to
do so.
Do you see how much
money is wasted on
political attack ads?
Extremely wealthy people — enabled by a series of key Supreme Court decisions as recently as yesterday — want to be able to spend gargantuan amounts of
money in the
political process and remain essentially private persons who don't get knocked around or criticized like everyone else in the
political arena.
In some ways, this lines up with something I noted in my «Brittle Grip» series of posts: growing calls from the extremely rich to not only be able to use their
money without limit to shape the
political process but to
do so anonymously to avoid being «intimidated» or «vilified».
«To raise
money successfully,» said the senator, «a
political party must appeal to Canadians of ordinary means... The Conservative party's fundraising success is built not on the depth of our donors» pockets but on the breadth of our donor base and that is what the other parties
do not understand and why they are lagging behind.»
For example, Amazon's payments to trade associations that are used for
political activities are undisclosed and unknown — in some cases, even management
does not know how trade associations use Amazon's
money.
The well - funded dairy lobby spends a great deal of
money (an estimated $ 80 to $ 100 million each year — ironically paid for by the higher prices consumers pay), persuading federal and provincial politicians that supply management «protects the family farm,» «ensures food security» and that, because these farmers are so numerous,
doing anything to upset them would be
political suicide.
The term «dark
money» is often applied to this category of
political spender because these groups
do not have to disclose the sources of their funding — though a minority
do disclose some or all of their donors, by choice or in response to specific circumstances.
It's been my view since circa 2003 that «they» would hold up the system with printed
money and credit creation until every last crumb of middle class wealth was swept off the table and into the pockets of those in position to
do the sweeping: Corporate America, the very wealthy («wealthy» = enough disposable cash to buy a few politicians and Federal judges) and the
political elite — the latter of which are compensated pawns for the first two cohorts.
And while it is an unfortunate fact that those with the most
money are able to exert an undue amount of influence on
political processes, it
does not make them a part of the government.
Donors who want to shape the
political environment would
do more good running these kinds of advertizing campaigns than giving Karl Rove
money to intervene against the ghost of Christine O'Donnell and run ineffective general election ads.
Who cares that hes» a successful God fearing good
do - er with significant multiple Ivy League degrees that gives tons of
money to charities, has incredible business and
political experience and loves his country... oh wait... but then there is that Mormon thing... VOTE THE ISSUES IDIOTS, NOT THE RELIGION!
And as for
doing anything dirty or dishonest for
money — such as payola, rigged TV shows, false advertising, corrupt business deals,
political chicanery, etc. — their consciences are not for sale.
While it maybe be true that large pools of institutional
money are better at buying
political favors, influencing scientific research, and swaying foreign governments, it has always been known and is frequently demonstrated that individuals always
do better at loving and caring for other individuals, tend to be wiser stewards of
money, and view their giving and service toward others as a means of actually helping them, rather than a means to gain
political power or popular prestige.
If we accept our individual moral responsibility, if we are careful about how we use our
money and how we share it, and if we make sure to extend our caring about others to our
political and economic system, then we will be able to make this a capitalist economy that
does what it ought to.
She spent a great deal of time and
money on
political causes that had nothing to
do with helping the poverty stricken of India.
Neville there were times when dominionism worked for Israel which were the exceptions rather than the rule but generally it
did nt sadly because of the wickedness of peoples hearts.Power tends to corrupt people ie in the case of nebbucanezzar especially when they succeed.Like you i think Gods people have more impact by just letting Christ work through them could be me but i find politics tends to involve power
money and compromise.Regardless of what
political state we find ourselves Gods sovereign and his will be
done on earth as it is in heaven.My focus is real simple just follow Jesus with all my heart mind soul and strength and love others as myself and that is just following Jesus daily and trusting him in everything.regards brentnz
Despite the dramatic inequality in wealth and income, a substantial number of our fellow citizens
do not think that financially unregulated campaigns betray
political equality, since they believe that the division of
money in our society is socially just.
When
money is as unequally available as it is in our society and talks as loudly as it
does in our electoral process, it is also small wonder that many see
political engagement as an exercise in futility.
When she enters the public realm, she
does so as a
political actor — writing letters, signing petitions, donating
money.
Can I suggest that whether it be
money, religion, power, theology, sex, celebrity /
political status or any human movement or ideology that in principle in and of itself there is no good or bad but what one
does with it that determines that.
DO analyze claims about religion with the same critical eye that you would claims about
money,
political positions or social issues.
«reality» listed many items which has America faced, but it sounds like the issue in the essay has to
do with America's
political turmoil and
MONEY problems... THERE's the dodge...
Yet McCain - Feingold had the unintended effect of making 501 (c)(4)
political activities far more important than they had been, since the law's ban on soft
money doesn't apply to such groups...
Kraft Heinz and the Kraft Heinz PAC
do not support Presidential campaigns, judicial candidates, super PACs or make contributions to independent expenditure committees, which is defined as
money spent to support a
political candidate, but not at the suggestion or request of the candidate, the candidate's authorized committee or a
political party.
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money from these contractors, their job is to give the pass certificate to every work
done by the petty contractors (knows nothing only
political goons of the local mla in villages), if found guilty they should be sacked first.
And when I talk with professional
political fundraisers at groups like the Democratic National Committee or the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, they say that they CA N'T send too many emails — any message they
DO N'T send leaves
money on the floor.
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Most
political advocacy groups are formally nonprofits, but that doesn't mean that they care any less about their budgets than corporations — most end up having to spend a ridiculous amount of their time raising
money.
And of course they
did so only because his dedicated group of followers raised enough
money to meet one of the traditional criteria of
political viability.
One of the lovely quirks of our
political finance system is the role of «dark
money» spent by organizations that
DO N'T have to disclose their donors.
There's concern about her
money - raising capabilities and some discomfort with running a
political neophyte and relative unknown who doesn't offset those negatives with the ability to self - fund.
Large
political entities — Super PACs, Joint Fundraising Committees, national and state - level campaigns — have
money; small entities like state parties, state legislative and local campaigns
do not.
A
political candidate has sent an email message that lays out a substantive policy position and
DOES N'T just ask for
money.
Have we found another limit to what
political money can
do?
And
did they ever, releasing a statement slamming Donovan's hit as «the empty rhetoric of a Republican
political machine hack who cavorted with convicted felon Bernie Kerik and took
money from groups tied up in the mob.»
The 2004 election cycle saw a dramatic rise in the number and size of nonprofit organizations that bought TV ads, organized voter turnout drives and conducted
political «education» campaigns that were effectively working on behalf of (or against) one candidate or party, and because they used «soft
money» in the process, their donors weren't limited in how much they could give and didn't fall under the strict disclosure rules required when trying to influence an election.
«We have seen the office of the mayor enter onto a new level of
political terrain in using a nonprofit to advance his
political agenda — with a nonprofit that also was raising
money from people who
do business before the city, which amounts to more or less being a
political committee, and not just a nonprofit organization.»
The best part of # 50bn is a lot of
money and economic growth can only
do so much to reduce spending, particularly when employment is already high and
political pressure means that cutting the benefits bill further or pensioners» benefits at all is a no - no.
perhaps along the lines of «Gordon is an autocratic little sod, who never let us have any
money when he was chancellor, and is surely leading the labour party into the
political wilderness for the next 20 years, so he should really
do the right thing and bugger off»
A loophole in electoral law in the United Kingdom means that although anyone donating even small sums of
money to a
political party has to declare this as a matter of public record, those loaning
money at commercial rates of interest
did not have to make a public declaration.
People who join and are active in
political parties, and give their time, effort and
money should be acknowledged, respected and thanked for what they
do -LRB-...), but having said that, a
political party that wants to be elected and governed consistently can not
do so simply in the image of its own members»](35:28)
we are saying that consolidation should occur in order to save the taxpayers real
money rather than as a
political vendetta against a few politicians that didn't vote the way our illustrious Governor wanted them to.
New York taxpayers are the most beleaguered in America; they don't need to start forking over even more
money to fund
political campaigns.
She has reportedly been putting together a
political action committee to raise
money for groups that oppose Trump's agenda — it could be announced as soon as this coming week — and will
do her part to help Democratic congressional candidates in 2018.
«I didn't think he'd be so intimidated by someone with no
political background or
money,» said Joan Lipp, a retired mother of two who lives in Silver's 64th District in lower Manhattan.