Yeah, you just keep telling yourself that.But, if a corporation did that on a national level in a presidential campaign it would be on the front page of every newspaper tomorrow.
Are you just being naive or is their an agenda behind your willful ignorance?Another one of those "I know somebody who knows somebody who said that they knew somebody."
Political contributions have nothing to do with AIDS, Humane Society etc.
I'm saddened by Thompson's departure from the race, leaving me with Rudy McRomney (who will ban/regulate guns, invite illegals to become citizens and then use eminent domain to take our property to sell to developers so they build pharmacies and oil refineries), "5000 Years of History" Huckabee, and my crazy uncle Paul who talks to himself during dinner.
Voting for Rudy McRomney validates the same policies as HilBama, so I have to choose between a religious nut and a constitutional theoretical nut.
That only gives me one choice. Hopefully we'll just have 4 years of gridlock until a better repub candidate comes along to replace my crazy uncle.
Playboypenguin said:Large companies that make the maximum donation via each of their employees...willing or unwilling
A tax deductible donation made in the employees to a CHARITY to offset the accrued tax burden of the bonus is not illegal.
They are wrong. They just refuse to admit it. I have experienced it personally and have even received pvt messages from someone on here that has also experienced on the other side. I am hoping he will see fit to post here.I think you are wrong. They nailed that chinese guy Hzu for donating to Hillary under names of other people.
Prove that a cash donation made by an employee after receiving a cash bonus from an employer is a "straw donation." It is almost impossible to prove and easy to get away with it. Just like a straw purchase of a firearm. Unless it can be proven that the employee did not do it freely, which is why the employers have the employees sign the contribution statements, there is no crime. At least not one that can be prosecuted successfully. especially when the employees share the political mindset of the employer and are willing participants.To do this and make that contribution to a POLITICAL campaign is highly illegal. It is called a 'Straw Donation'. It is a direct violation of federal campaign finance law and as such a Federal Felony. Donations from individuals must be made BY that individual directly, and from their own finances.
I do not believe I have made a single claim about checks. Most of the donations are made as cash donations to limit traceability.The check being from that individuals own personal account to a candidate or party is how the reciever verifies it. And the scenario above is NOT what you alleged.
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A tax deductible donation made in the employees to a CHARITY to offset the accrued tax burden of the bonus is not illegal.
I think you are wrong. They nailed that chinese guy Hzu for donating to Hillary under names of other people.
You are obviously getting confused.Hillary is NOT a charity......What Hzu did is an example of a straw donation.
I prefer that allegations carry some kind of substantiation. I've done so. A personal, politically motivated testimony and ESPECIALLY the old 'I gotta PM' keystrokes may be true, may be not, but if this is genuinely happening on any impactive scale as alleged, surly some report or investigation or news article can be cited.Why are you so set on denying something that happens even after multiple people have told you first hand experiences? I would be curious to your motivation to discard peoples experiences even though you have no personal experience to the contrary.
And the person actually chimed in right below me and backed up my claims...so your point is?I prefer that allegations carry some kind of substantiation. I've done so. A personal, politically motivated testimony and ESPECIALLY the old 'I gotta PM' keystrokes may be true, may be not, but if this is genuinely happening on any impactive scale as alleged, surly some report or investigation or news article can be cited.
And aren't you arguing that "straw donations" do not happen? ...or are you admitting that big companies do participate in straw donations but most just don't get caught because it cannot be proven.
That would be admitting that big companies do get around the laws in ways the small guy cannot...which was the original point.
Large companies that make the maximum donation($2300) via each of their employees...willing or unwilling
Well someone is that's for sure. Went from the original allegation to changing it as being done like charity donations, to cash by willing employees to attempting to put words in my mouth.You are obviously getting confused.
The very fact that you admitted that what Zhu did was an example of this happening shows you are talking out both sides of your mouth. You say this is what happened and then you say this never happens. Which is it?Fact is that's not true.
Not true at all...re-read the posts and see if you can figure out where you are wrong.Went from the original allegation to changing it as being done like charity donations, to cash by willing employees to attempting to put words in my mouth.
McCainFeingold was the biggest assault of free speech in the history of the US .