People often wonder why business supports Democrats. The answer is quite simple: Democrats are for sale and everyone knows it. They will give you what you pay for and they will punish your competition. They are not bound by any moral scruples or political philosophy, so everyone is welcome as long as you bring lots of money.
Republicans do this too, but they aren’t really serious about it, aren’t well organized to do it on a large scale, and sometimes take a stand on principle. They can’t be relied upon to practice corruption at a professional level.
excellent post....very well said...
Well, it appears that Cuomo and the Democrats pressured Obama to give the government contract to Remington to keep the taxes paid by Remington and the union jobs. So much for the story in the NY Post below.
Cuomo may be outgunned on Remington jobs
By New York Post February 12, 2013 6:50 am
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New York could be in for a shootout as rival states try to lure away an upstate gunmaker - and its 1,300 union jobs - in the wake of Gov. Cuomo’s (far right) new gun-control law.
Politicians from pro-gun states like Arizona, South Carolina, Texas, Michigan and Oklahoma have open arms for Remington Arms.
“The leaders in New York state have all but told you that your business, your job creation and your contributions are no longer welcome,” Rep. Paul Gosar (R-Ariz.) wrote to Remington CEO George Kollitides.
Officials at the 197-year-old operation in upstate Ilion are “keeping their options open,” said state Sen. James Seward (R- Oneonta).
The union representing Remington workers said the gun maker leaving “non-business-friendly” New York is a “very scary” possibility. “The economic impact would be devastating to the Mohawk Valley and surrounding communities,” United Mine Workers Local 717 wrote to lawmakers.
Remington - maker of the Bushmaster rifle model used in last December’s Newtown, Conn., elementary-school massacre - took $5.5 million in subsidies from New York between 2007 and 2009 .
Company officials declined comment.
http://www.gopusa.com/news/2013/02/12/cuomo-may-be-outgunned-on-remington-jobs/