The Campaign Boondoggle: Case Study
The Campaign Boondoggle
Fred Krimmelbein
SOC 120
Cari Lynn Beecham-Bautista
Monday September 16th
Corporate America plays a significant role in elections from participating in political action committees to specifically targeting or supporting candidates through contributions and advertising. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld law demonstrating that the rights of an individual and a corporation are the same when it comes to free speech (Barnes, 2013), which in this case applies to how and where people and corporations spend their money on elections.
Corporations function with the purpose of creating products or delivering services for profit (Mosser, 2010). As such they also need to pay attention to how the political arena impacts their profitability through legislation, regulation and taxation that could impede their ability to remain profitable.
When the industrial age hit America many political factions within our country wanted to determine the political path for businesses, unions came out strongly in support of Democrats and corporations came out strongly in support of Republicans. These practices are still in place today though they are not as evident as they once were. …show more content…
There are a couple of quotes from President John Adams that state: “Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.” “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. ” (Brainyquote.com, 2013). Essentially Democracy is the giving over of government to the whims of the masses every action the government should take and neglects the rule of
Fred Krimmelbein
SOC 120
Cari Lynn Beecham-Bautista
Monday September 16th
Corporate America plays a significant role in elections from participating in political action committees to specifically targeting or supporting candidates through contributions and advertising. The U.S. Supreme Court recently upheld law demonstrating that the rights of an individual and a corporation are the same when it comes to free speech (Barnes, 2013), which in this case applies to how and where people and corporations spend their money on elections.
Corporations function with the purpose of creating products or delivering services for profit (Mosser, 2010). As such they also need to pay attention to how the political arena impacts their profitability through legislation, regulation and taxation that could impede their ability to remain profitable.
When the industrial age hit America many political factions within our country wanted to determine the political path for businesses, unions came out strongly in support of Democrats and corporations came out strongly in support of Republicans. These practices are still in place today though they are not as evident as they once were. …show more content…
There are a couple of quotes from President John Adams that state: “Democracy... while it lasts is more bloody than either aristocracy or monarchy. Remember, democracy never lasts long. It soon wastes, exhausts, and murders itself. There is never a democracy that did not commit suicide.” “Our Constitution was made only for a moral and religious people. It is wholly inadequate to the government of any other. ” (Brainyquote.com, 2013). Essentially Democracy is the giving over of government to the whims of the masses every action the government should take and neglects the rule of