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Quote from OPTIONAL777:
The reason this is a "bad" decision is because the money being spent by the corporations is going under the radar.
The shareholders should be approving the money spent, at least in theory, right?
What if you were a major shareholder in company A, and you found out company A were pimping a candidate you detested?
It is the lack of oversight and control that makes this a poor decision.
Why does that differ from other groups, like unions?
Because the unions and union members are much more involved in the decision making process. They work in a collective manner.
In a corporation, you could have one high level piece of shit just spend the money with no oversight whatsoever. The corporations oppose the collective process, as it puts the working class on an equal level with the ruling class.
The unions are supposed to be representatives of their members...
The corporations only represent the few individuals at the top of the pyramid of the corporations...
Those who don't see this as a horrible decision, are the same ones who truly seek more destruction of the rights and standard of living of the average American, as it centralizes the power to influence elections in the hands of a few, with free money to play with (not even their own money!).
The lack of oversight, the inability to regulate corrupt behavior, the corporate shield all make this as bad for a democracy as you can possibly get...
Quote from Vista:
LOL, the fascist democrats hate this decision. And for good reason, it takes away their edge in campaign donations.
Unionized employees of corporations are free to donate to democrats, but the company itself, prohibited. Where do you think most businesses will donate their money. That's right, pro-business Republicans. That scares the hell out of democrats.
All this does is level the playing field a bit. Take a look for yourself where most of the money is currently going. This was a good decision for Conservatives and awful for liberals.
http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/mems.php?party=A&cycle=2010