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Very depressing. Almost without any exception (I admit there are a couple) every single for or against can be determined by how much money they get from the com
by jsundquist 15y ago
Very depressing. Almost without any exception (I admit there are a couple) every single for or against can be determined by how much money they get from the computer industry(Against) or from the Music / Movie industry (For).
All of this happens across party lines...
- GHFigs 15y agoI'm having trouble reconciling this assertion with the fact that I can open the submission, sort by "online/internet" and it seems that those in the supporters column receive substantially larger amounts of money from "online/internet" than do those opposed.
- adamtaylor 15y agoI agree. TV/Movie money seems like a pretty good predictor of vote, but online/internet money much less so. But I'd still like to see an x-y plot with each congressperson a point, and TV/Movie money on one axis, online/internet money on the other, with each point colored by their vote. Then you could really see how separable the two populations are.
- danso 15y agoFor one thing, these are donations in the 2010 cycle. Secondly, all of the top-receiving lawmakers in the "for" category are some of the most senior members of the Senate...and/or represent California, which will have high numbers of constituents from both entertainment and online industries.
- tzs 15y agoWhy is that depressing? If your company were going to make a political contribution, wouldn't you pick politicians whose record indicates they agree with your positions?
- tptacek 15y agoSorry, I meant to upvote you, but misclicked and now you're greyed out. You're making the post-hoc-ergo-propter-hoc point here, right?