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May 18, 2015

I am much more concerned about the Union political power where they can keep people from working when they want because you don't want to pay them tribute.

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May 18, 2015

I do not understand how it could be argued that unions have more political power than large corporations. Perhaps this was true 40 years ago.

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May 18, 2015

Did you actually read the OpenSecrets page you linked? For one thing, the intro specifically says it does NOT include individual wealthy contributors. But anyway, six of the top 10 donor organizations they list are unions (not all 10 as you said). The other four are ActBlue, the National Association of Realtors, AT&T, and Goldman Sachs.

It makes sense that the six unions, ActBlue and the Realtors are in the top ten. They each represent millions of members. The stand-outs are AT&T and Goldman Sachs -- two corporate boards of directors, throwing money at political campaigns at the same rate as millions of individuals. This is an excellent illustration of why people have a point when they say corporate money has too much influence on American politics.

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May 18, 2015

Union have stopped representing there members a long time ago they are as corrupt as those in DC. Just look at Yellow freight union bailed about by Obama with millions of your tax dollars.

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May 18, 2015

So, basically just the usual unsubstantiated anti-union bwaaaah. This might as well be /r/politics on reddit.

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May 18, 2015

I was a union member I see what has happened my friend don't try to tell me there out there working hard for the worker, when a person who lives in Chicago owns his own business is a union member, but must pay them 500 a month to operate his own equipment that is just BS from the unions and I have watched those who have been arrested for take the members money and using it for themselves. So no its fact I have seen in even some of this in charge of my union are now on probation and in jail. Facts Son Facts.

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