30 Companies Paid Lobbyists More Than the IRS #p2 #tcot @andrewbreitbart @barackobama

http://www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/30_companies_paid_lobbyists_more_than_the_irs_20111218/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Truthdig+Truthdig%3A+Drilling+Beneath+the+Headlines

An analysis by Public Campaign reveals that between 2008 and 2010, 30 of America's most profitable companies, including Verizon, Wells Fargo, FedEx, GE and Mattel, spent more money buying influence in Washington than they did paying taxes.

The raw data comes from Citizens for Tax Justice and the Center for Responsive Politics.  —PZS

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