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To: sandeep who wrote (18906)	5/17/2024 1:41:36 AM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 27193

So are you suggesting that every politician should wear logo on his jacket of the companies that contributed to his campaign ala nascar? The idea has merits <g> But you are mischaracterizing what I said. "bought" is different than "influenced". Bought means that you are beholden to the money because otherwise you won't be reelected and will be a lame duck while in the office. Influence means that someone convinces you that their point of view is the right thing to do. These two are not the same thing. I have nothing against industry groups making their case as to why some policy is good or bad. I do have a lot of problems when their checkbook speaks louder than their logic.