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For instance, Rezko and “other businessmen involving public facilities” (Morey) seek out politicians, to grant them permits. The corporations charge double but the rest they keep for themselves. This is how many of elected officials gain corporate funding. The corporation is really the controls behind the congressmen while he is only a “figurehead” (Vives) for the company. The argument facing corporate sponsorships in campaigns is that this helps to keep normal people from sponsoring the politicians in return for job positions. Politicians promised jobs to people that generously donated money to their campaign and strongly represented the nominee. This was somewhat working until a president, “Grover Cleveland, was shot from a deranged campaign

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