Business Influence on Government Interests and Spending BY:Paul Whalen Kitonis

History <Tab/>Big business has been affecting politics throughout time since there were established forms of government. The practice of financing public elections with private money is older than our nation itself. In 1757, for example, George Washington was charged with an irregularity kind of campaign spending in his race for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses. With only 391 voters in his district, Washington is said to have purchased and …showed first 75 words of 885 total…

…showed last 75 words of 885 total…noted and reviewed for repair. "The doors of wisdom are never shut", this quote by Benjamin Franklin is one I consider to extremely applicable in today's world, although we as a nation are immensely ignorant on most of today's topics and the invisible cloak on our eyes is always hiding the truth, there is always a chance to heal and reverse the scourge of corruption that rules our lives and public policy as a whole.