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AT&T had $600k to toss at Michael Cohen for influence peddling, and Cohen isn’t even a lobbyist. NOR is he experienced in acquisitions and mergers, which is also what he was paid to “advise on.”
But large corporations needed a big tax cut, right? Because our corporate environment is stifling innovation and making business very difficult to do in this country.
But there’s 600k just sitting in a drawer somewhere to toss at someone that can’t even do what you hired him for. Amazing.
Yeah, it's that 600k that put you over the edge. Give me a break. Democrats take bribes, I mean lobbyist money daily and have been forever and all of a sudden here you are complaining over a measly 600k.
Yeah, it's that 600k that put you over the edge. Give me a break. Democrats take bribes, I mean lobbyist money daily and have been forever and all of a sudden here you are complaining over a measly 600k.
600k is probably 10 Times your net worth. When did 600k become chump change? If someone told you that they paid that much in income tax, you’d be apoplectic about how extortionate that amount is.
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...there’s PLENTY of cash just laying around.
AT&T had $600k to toss at Michael Cohen for influence peddling, and Cohen isn’t even a lobbyist. NOR is he experienced in acquisitions and mergers, which is also what he was paid to “advise on.”
But large corporations needed a big tax cut, right? Because our corporate environment is stifling innovation and making business very difficult to do in this country.
But there’s 600k just sitting in a drawer somewhere to toss at someone that can’t even do what you hired him for. Amazing.
600k is probably 10 Times your net worth. When did 600k become chump change? If someone told you that they paid that much in income tax, you’d be apoplectic about how extortionate that amount is.
AT&T has over 250,000 employees. $600k / 250000 = $2.40 each i.e. chump change. Sorry to ruin your rant with some math
Glad you're able to take a pummeling because I see people are already giving it to you. But I'm with you on this.
Guys, it's not about $600K. That's just one transaction. The influence that corrupt corporations and industries have on our (even more) corrupt government has gotten out of control. Lawyers from both actually write some of the bills that they get someone to sponsor. And it's all tilted in favor of them and results in screwing the consumer.
DD is correct. Companies are giving out chintzy raises while pouring millions into politicians, lobbyists, etc. in DC.
EVERYONE should be outraged by this - it impacts all of us. Twice. First as employees and again as consumers.
Glad you're able to take a pummeling because I see people are already giving it to you. But I'm with you on this.
Guys, it's not about $600K. That's just one transaction. The influence that corrupt corporations and industries have on our (even more) corrupt government has gotten out of control. Lawyers from both actually write some of the bills that they get someone to sponsor. And it's all tilted in favor of them and results in screwing the consumer.
DD is correct. Companies are giving out chintzy raises while pouring millions into politicians, lobbyists, etc. in DC.
EVERYONE should be outraged by this - it impacts all of us. Twice. First as employees and again as consumers.
Why weren't you outraged two weeks ago?
Did ya'll just find out that corporations spend money on lobbyists?
Yeah, it's that 600k that put you over the edge. Give me a break. Democrats take bribes, I mean lobbyist money daily and have been forever and all of a sudden here you are complaining over a measly 600k.
Cohen wasn't a registered lobbyist and taking money to influence pedal without having to follow any of the laws and regulations that govern lobbyists is illegal. I'm surprised with Mr. Trump yapping on and on about pay-to-pay---which is what's going on here---that you're so blase about it. What happened to the idea of draining the swamp? Instead of doing that, we're seeing it being restocked at record speed.
Goodness, how loudly and frequently the right screamed about "pay to play" as it related to Hillary Clinton, but when showed unquestionable evidence of "pay to play" with Donald Trump, suddenly they're all, "Meh, who cares?"
It's amazing how Trump can do everything they complained incessantly about with other politicians, but they simply don't bat an eye at it when he does it.
Hypocrisy is obviously a prerequisite to being a conservative.
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