Club for Growth

Sep 2, 2012

One Percenters Buying Themselves an Aristocracy

The U.S. Constitution guarantees separation of church and state. What this nation needs now is separation of wealth and state. Without such a protection, Americans stand to lose their democracy. They’ll be ruled instead by an aristocracy of 1 percenters. That’s the 1 percenters’ plan. To them, it was no more than a perk when [...]

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Jul 10, 2012

HP, Deere, CVS, MillerCoors, BestBuy Exit Controversial ALEC

Five more companies, including Hewlett-Packard Co. (NYSE: HPQ), the No. 1 computer maker, have left the controversial American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) since the Feb. 26 killing of Trayvon Martin, 17, in Sanford, Fla. ALEC is a Washington, D.C.-based group that lobbies for laws in state legislatures, including the “stand your ground” law. George Zimmerman, [...]

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Jul 8, 2012

Opponents Of Health Reform Spent More On Ads Trashing The Law Than Obama Spent On Ads For President In 07/08

The health insurance industry secretly sponsored over $100 million in anti-health reform ads through the U.S. Chamber of Commerce [This analysis, by Lee Fang, takes a long NY Times article, ferrets out the key points and presents them in a very understandable format.] “…quantifying the money is critical in understanding at least part of the [...]

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May 20, 2012

Koch Operative Steered $55 Million To Front Groups Airing Ads Against Democrats; Ads Assailed Candidates Over Abortion, 9/11, Medicare

Charles and David Koch, the billionaire owners of of Koch Industries, are known as big spenders when it comes to lobbying and influencing public policy. Now, a new document filed with the IRS reveals how the Koch political machine funneled over $54.5 million in previously undisclosed funds to a litany of front groups designed to [...]

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