On Jun 4, 8:29 pm, Roy Schestowitz <newsgro...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Politicians in Microsoft's Pocket
>
> ,----[ Quote ]
> | Continuing on the theme of which politicians are receiving money from
> | who. Here is a list of candidates who took money from MSFT.
> `----
>
> http://www.fonz.net/blog/archives/2007/06/04/politicians-in-microsoft...
>
> Named. And shamed.
>
> Related:
>
> US politicians go to bat for Microsoft
>
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2006/09/26/microsoft_eu_political_lobbying/
>
Notice that the dollar amounts are small, maybe $20,000 total on the
list of donations to House members, while the Reg article says 8
something million altogether political donations in 2005. This is
still peanuts for Microsoft, but a lot more than the $20,000 on the
list for the House, so one wonders where in detail the $8 million
went. (It's peanuts for Microsoft, but a big deal in elections.)
Part of the effort is in preventing the $300 something million fine
from the EU, so their expenses are very small measured against that.
I'm amazed at how little money it takes to bribe legislators. I've
heard that $5,000 is enough in Washington to influence legislation,
and Microsoft is spending only $1,000 on a lot of congressmen (Pelosi
got more, presumably for being Speaker).
|
|
