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Hillary Clinton on Corporations

Democratic Jr Senator (NY)

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FactCheck: Pushed Wal-Mart for women managers & environment. (Jan 2008)
World Bank should impose rules on sovereign wealth funds. (Jan 2008)
Bush defanged the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: Yes, Bush shrunk CPSC; but it shrank before Bush. (Dec 2007)
Outraged at CEO compensation. (Oct 2007)
Stop bankruptcies to get rid of pension responsibilities. (Aug 2007)
Enough with corporate welfare; enough with golden parachutes. (Jun 2007)
Close lobbyists' revolving door; end no-bid contracts. (Jun 2007)
1976 Rose Law: Fought for industry against electric rate cut. (Jun 2007)
Corporate lawyer at Rose Law while Bill was Attorney General. (Jun 2007)
Corporate elite treat working-class America as invisible. (Apr 2007)
Companies get rewarded with hard-working people left hanging. (Mar 2007)
Businesses play social role in US; gov't oversight required. (Sep 1996)
Family-friendly work policies are good for business. (Sep 1996)
Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 35% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Mike Gravel on Corporations

Libertarian for President; Former Democratic Senator (AK)

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Hold accountable war-profiteers like NBC and GE. (Oct 2007)
Leadership fails because US is run by corporate America. (Sep 2007)
Corporate taxes just get passed on to consumers. (Dec 2006)
Purpose of economy is to meet people's needs, not business. (Jan 1972)

Alan Keyes on Corporations

2004 former Republican challenger for IL Senate; previously Candidate for President

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Corporate elites want cheap immigrant labor. (Sep 2007)
Protect workers' pensions when companies declare bankruptcy. (Sep 2004)

Gloria La Riva on Corporations

Party for Socialism and Liberation nominee for President

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Capitalist system creates war, poverty and racism. (Jan 2008)

John McCain on Corporations

Republican Sr Senator (AZ

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More deductible expensing of equipment investments. (Feb 2008)
Cut corporate income taxes to keep jobs here. (Jan 2008)
People worry about corporations unduly influencing elections. (Sep 2007)
Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 61% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Cynthia McKinney on Corporations

Green Party Presidential challenger (Former Rep., D, GA-4)

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US companies abide by environment & labor standards overseas. (Feb 2008)
Astounded at the corporate influence in Farm Bill. (Jan 2008)
Require reporting of outsourced jobs. (Nov 2006)
Voted NO on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)

Brian Moore on Corporations

Socialist nominee for President

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Cap and reduce corporate profits and executive salary. (Dec 2007)

Ralph Nader on Corporations

2004 Reform nominee; 2000 Green Candidate for President

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Washington DC is corporate-occupied territory. (Feb 2008)
Obama & McCain differ, but neither takes on corporations. (Feb 2008)
Corporations have too much control over people's lives. (Jan 2008)
Corporations control government; that defines fascism. (Jan 2008)
Citizens' agenda for cracking down on corporate crime. (Oct 2004)
No eminent domain gifts to private enterprises. (Aug 2004)
Legislative "tort deform" for consumers, not corporations. (Jul 2004)
Economic powers control our lives and our elections. (Jul 2004)
Capitalism can lead to fascism. (Jul 2004)
Corporations should not legally be counted as individuals. (Jul 2004)
Giant corporations roam the Earth making people into serfs. (Jul 2004)
Net worth is $3.8 million; owns corporate stocks. (Oct 2002)
Consumerism is about corporations vs. citizens. (Sep 2002)
Shift power from corporations to consumers. (Oct 2000)
Auto Safety
Instrumental in food safety laws as well as auto safety. (Feb 2008)
Auto safety devices are simple & cheap; but take years. (Oct 2000)
Safety regulation works; but Auto Safety Agency sold out. (Oct 2000)
More regulation for auto safety, with criminal penalties. (Oct 2000)
Cancel R&D giveaways to auto industry; let them do it. (Oct 2000)
Gore has given auto industry and other polluters a free ride. (Oct 2000)
Motor vehicles are the greatest environmental hazard. (Feb 2000)
DOT: Focus on safety and mass transit. (Oct 1996)
Automakers avoid replacing internal combustion engines. (Dec 1995)
Consumer Rights
Instrumental in Consumer Product Safety Act and related laws. (Feb 2008)
Help for ordinary people should replace corporate welfare. (Sep 2000)
Address corporate crimes piecemeal AND by revoking charters. (Feb 2000)
Stop giving corporations the same rights as people. (Dec 1995)
Corporate Welfare
Scrutinize even �good� corporate welfare which helps public. (Oct 2000)
Corporate welfare is a function of political corruption. (Oct 2000)
S&L bailout helped bankers & hurt consumers. (Oct 2000)
Rules needed for examining & challenging corporate welfare. (Oct 2000)
Disallow benefits to companies except for public purposes. (Oct 2000)
Stadiums & other local tax abatements ignore small business. (Oct 2000)
Federal regulation of state & local abatements & subsidies. (Oct 2000)
Bailouts: require payback; practice prevention by regulation. (Oct 2000)
Legislation to eliminate all corporate welfare. (Oct 2000)
$1000 bounty for suing for abuse of corporate welfare. (Oct 2000)
Big business influence hurts democracy. (Jun 2000)
Corporate sponsorship turns debates into beer commercials. (Jun 2000)
Corporate government has hijacked political leadership. (Feb 2000)
States & the public should oppose corporate tax breaks. (Apr 1999)
Role of government is to counteract power of corporations. (Apr 1996)
Coined the term �corporate welfare�. (Jul 1995)

Barack Obama on Corporations

Democratic Jr Senator (IL)

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Cap the farm subsidies for Fortune 500 companies. (Dec 2007)
End tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas. (Aug 2007)
Hold corporations responsible for pensions & work conditions. (Aug 2007)
Tax incentives for corporate responsibility. (Jun 2004)
Close tax loopholes for US companies relocating abroad. (Jun 2004)
REAL USA Plan: Reward companies that create domestic jobs. (Jun 2004)
Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)

Ron Paul on Corporations

Republican Representative (TX-14); former LIbertarian for President

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Big business demand for easy money causes inflation. (Dec 1981)
Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 46% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)

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