« Reply #196 on: June 06, 2026, 05:22:25 PM »
Corporations mostly influence policy by lobbying, not political donations (except labor unions).
Open Secrets has the list.
McDonald’s
https://www.opensecrets.org/orgs/mcdonald-s-corp/summary?id=D000000373
Contributing to campaigns influences who wins, and who wins helps dictate policy. And what you said.
Outspend.
Get what you want.
Legislate to keep the status quo.
Bastardizing the system. Your pushback is unfortunate. Revealing. Sad.

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