American health care administration costs four times more than Canada's single-payer system | Salon.com

https://www.salon.com/2020/02/15/american-health-care-system-costs-four-times-more-than-canadas-single-payer-system/ 

Charlie Cooper

TheHill.com: Warren reintroduces bill to bar lawmakers from trading stocks

https://thehill.com/homenews/senate/530968-warren-reintroduces-bill-to-bar-lawmakers-from-trading-stocks

Warren reintroduces bill to bar lawmakers from trading stocks. The reintroduction of the bill by Warren and Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) coincides with scrutiny Georgia Sens. Kelly Loeffler (R) and David Perdue (R) are facing over their own stock trading during the pandemic.

Marty Wulfe

Trump can use funds he raised to "stop the steal" to enrich himself

https://www.democracynow.org/2020/12/22/trump_fundraising_pac

 

Because FEC is so weak, money raised by a PAC can be spent through firms controlled by the PAC founders or their relatives, thus enriching the PAC insiders rather than furthering the political cause for which the donors gave. Both small and large donors n be targeted. And any politician or political operative can run this type of scam – and they do. We have pointed out “liberal” ones in the past like ‘End Citizens United.’

 

Charlie Cooper and Tina Coplan

Toomey's language could benefit big banks or pave the way for lucrative post-Senate employment

https://www.dailyposter.com/p/gop-senators-last-minute-fed-language?token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo2MDE2NTUsInBvc3RfaWQiOjI3Mjg5NzIwLCJfIjoiNHRGUUYiLCJpYXQiOjE2MDg1ODI2MjMsImV4cCI6MTYwODU4NjIyMywiaXNzIjoicHViLTM3Nzc4Iiwic3ViIjoicG9zdC1yZWFjdGlvbiJ9.DlDHEN1WhXixx32MYhLCHZIE6Jq0GihByWsroJL-hII

 

Without endorsing or condemning the Federal Reserve lending programs that Sen. Toomey wishes to limit, I post this because it connects large-scale contributions with specific legislative action by a senator and because there may be a motive to prepared for “retirement” in a cushy Wall Street job.

 

Charlie Cooper

Health care billionaire spends to influence anti-gerrymandering, open primary, and other ballot initiatives

https://khn.org/news/this-health-care-magnate-wants-to-fix-democracy-starting-in-colorado/

 

Charlie Cooper with thanks to Steven Cooper

 

 

Small donor funding is rising for both parties, but Dems have raised more

https://www.opensecrets.org/news/2020/10/small-donors-give-big-2020-thanks-to-technology/

 

The trend has impacted both Presidential and Congressional elections.

 

Charlie Cooper

Biden outraised Trump from both large and small donors

https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/20/us/politics/joe-biden-donors.html

 

Biden campaign tries to shield names of biggest bundlers.

 

Charlie Cooper