Goldman Sachs owns the Democrats
Wall Street gets what it paid for. There is a reason that Goldman Sachs acts like it owns the Democratic party. It does.
From OpenSecrets.org Center for Responsive Politics:
Goldman Sachs, one of Wall Street’s most prestigious investment banks, was also among the many banks in 2008 and 2009 to receive billions of dollars in taxpayer money to help it stay afloat. Like others in the securities industry, Goldman Sachs advises and invests in nearly every industry affected by federal legislation. The firm closely monitors issues including economic policy, trade and nearly all legislation that governs the financial sector. It has been a major proponent of privatizing Social Security as well as legislation that would essentially deregulate the investment banking/securities industry. The firm tends to give most of its money to Democrats. A number of high-ranking government officials in recent years have spent part of their careers at Goldman Sachs.
Top all time Recipients
| President | Barack Obama | $1,062,595 |
| Senate | Hillary Clinton | $679,390 |
| Senate | Jon S. Corzine | $587,870 |
| President | George W Bush | $528,124 |
| Senate | Charles E. Schumer | $493,840 |
| Senate | John Kerry | $355,250 |
| Senate | John McCain | $341,665 |
| Senate | Bill Bradley | $324,550 |
| Senate | Chris Dodd | $273,466 |
| Senate | Mitt Romney | $255,025 |
| Senate | Jack Ryan | $222,161 |
| Senate | John Edwards | $212,750 |
| House | Rick A. Lazio | $194,300 |
| Senate | Alfonse M. D’Amato | $189,150 |
| Senate | Arlen Specter | $175,800 |
| House | Jim Himes | $168,548 |
| Senate | Evan Bayh | $161,850 |
| Senate | Tom Daschle | $159,500 |
| Senate | Robert Menendez | $151,950 |
| Senate | Rudolph W Giuliani | $150,750 |
Top Recipients 2010
| House | McMahon, Michael E | $51,050 |
| Senate | Reid, Harry | $44,100 |
| House | Murphy, Scott | $36,150 |
| Senate | Shelby, Richard C | $34,600 |
| Senate | Gillibrand, Kirsten | $32,200 |
| House | Kirk, Mark | $28,800 |
| Senate | Schumer, Charles E | $28,400 |
| House | Blunt, Roy | $26,592 |
| House | Cantor, Eric | $26,400 |
| House | Saujani, Reshma M | $24,900 |
| House | Pleitez, Emanuel | $20,175 |
| House | Himes, Jim | $18,050 |
| House | Dold, Robert | $17,550 |
| Senate | Khazei, Alan | $17,000 |
| Senate | Fiorina, Carly | $16,800 |
| House | McCarthy, Kevin | $16,600 |
| House | Hodes, Paul W | $13,100 |
| Senate | Portman, Rob | $12,692 |
| Senate | Bennett, Robert F | $10,800 |
| Senate | Campbell, Tom | $10,800 |
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