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Studies: Bailout Backers Got More Bank Donations Two reports measure how much campaign money House members of both parties received from financial institutions, and find sharply higher average amounts for supporters of the bill.

Kate Plourd, CFO.com | US
September 30, 2008


Got a Tissue

I could give a rats ass that the Lobbyist for the Securities Industry and Financial Markets Association would make a statement that they are disappointed that they are on tough economic times. My industry recently came off of five years of hard times in manufacturing and these same bastards could have cared less about manufacturings problems. If your a poor credit risk, I agree you are going to have problems, so what's the issue. That is capitalism.

Posted by JEROME MEYER | Sep 30, 2008 5:50 PM ET

Follow the Money to follow the Vote

Follow the money and you will follow the vote. Amazing that we are more advanced in Canada to ban corporate and union donations yet the USA does not. In many ways Canada is more modern.

Posted by David Newman | Sep 30, 2008 5:41 PM ET