This is why we (in the U.S.) are headed toward BIG CHANGE:
Comcast gave money to the vast majority of the 97 members of the US House of Representatives that signed a letter to the Federal Communications Commission urging approval of a merger between cable company Comcast and broadcaster NBC Universal, according to research.
The 5 January letter, linked here [pdf] and circulated by nonprofit group Public Knowledge urged the merger be approved quickly and without conditions that could harm investment. According to the Center for Responsive Politics, 84 of the 97 received money from Comcast, Public Knowledge said. The amounts range from token contributions of about $1,000 up to $25,100.
Eighty-four out of ninety-seven.
Most "civilized" countries make some small effort to hide the impression that their politicians are owned and operated by Big Money corporate interests... but here? Pure bribery as everyday business.
How can this continue?
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