Interesting following the money data site

[Ecomike]

THis is huge data base of who got what money from where durring this and past elections.

There is a drop down box in the upper left corrner that lets you switch the business or industry category for the money source.

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=E01++&goButt2.x=10&goButt2.y=6&goButt2=Submit

 

[JNickel101]

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=K&goButt2.x=6&goButt2.y=6

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=E1500&goButt2.x=13&goButt2.y=5

Right back at ya...

 

[Ecomike]

http://www.opensecrets.org/payback/

Another very interesting page!

 

[JNickel101]

And liberal media strikes again

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=C1100&goButt2.x=10&goButt2.y=11

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=B02++&goButt2.x=10&goButt2.y=7

 

[Ecomike]

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=H04++&goButt2.x=11&goButt2.y=6&goButt2=Submit

Looks like the medical and pharmceutical industry is hedging it's bets!

 

[Ecomike]

Note the two tone green pie charts, they show how much of the money came from individuals that work for the company listed, versus how much came directly from the company.

 

[Ecomike]

http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=K&goButt2.x=6&goButt2.y=6
http://www.opensecrets.org/industries/contrib.php?ind=E1500&goButt2.x=13&goButt2.y=5

Right back at ya...

The large majority of this money came from individuals that work for those companies.

 

[JNickel101]

I just think its funny....thats all

In just about all (if not all) that I've seen, its the individuals, not the companies themselves, who are doing most of the donating.

 

[Ecomike]

I just think its funny....thats all

In just about all (if not all) that I've seen, its the individuals, not the companies themselves, who are doing most of the donating.

Yah, what it does not show (unless I missed it) is who those individuals are, owners, CEO's or workers.