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Sanders and Warren raking in the most tech industry dollars
- danans 7y agoKind of a misleading headline. Those candidates are raising the most from tech industry workers (both blue and white collar), not the companies themselves.
- Monroe13 7y agoCompanies cannot donate directly to political campaigns.
- danans 7y agoTrue, but the article's headline implies that they are.
- Cenk 7y agoWhile technically true saying that is misleading, since companies can and do make political donations through PACs. For example on November 12, “Google LLC NetPAC” donated $5000 to Devin Nunes’ campaign: https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1208199872668528641 https://twitter.com/Pinboard/status/1208199872668528641
- Monroe13 7y agoBut the money in Netflix PAC comes from employees of Netflix, not from the company. Companies can make independent expenditures through a Super PAC, but companies cannot contribute directly to a campaign.
- danans 7y agoDecisions about how to spend the monies contributed by those employees are made by the company, though.