Lobbying for Fun and Profit

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The following companies and groups have been lobbying – again. They do this for the benefit of every citizen of the United States. They feel it’s their “duty” to keep our Congressmen and Senators informed and inline.

After all having to vote on bills that are 1300 pages long they haven’t read can be stressful if they haven’t enough pork hidden in the fine print or their not getting their share of corporate manna.

In just the second quarter the following fine companies “contributed” to the greening of their corporations. (lobbying dollars usually return $10 for every $1 invested, not bad for just doing what’s right)

Nuclear Energy Institute - $570,000
Coca Cola - $580,000
Pacific Gas and Electric - $740,000
Duke Energy Corp - $1,500,000
Air Bus Americas Inc. - $190,000
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association - $640,000
Microsoft - $1,900,000
Eli Lilly - $3,6000,000
Progress Energy - $440,000
MillersCoors LLC – $490,000
PepsiCo Inc - $650,000
The Beer Institute (You’ve got to love the name) - $200,000

Hey, I’ve got a great idea. Why don’t we, as citizens, get together and stop paying all our taxes and start lobbying. That way our Congressman and Senators will listen to what we need and represent voters instead of these big companies. Wouldn’t that be nice—for a change.