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Originally Posted by jsieczkar
Not true the major Unions have very large lobbyist budgets on par with that of major corporations.
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That's true, and organizations like unions and special interest groups have, IMHO, less stigma to their sponsoring political candidates first hand. Aside from their being more acceptable (esp. these days!) to the public, they can also do more to "get out the vote" via their people. The AARP was - and still likely is - a big SIG; the elderly tend to be more political active. Money for media campaigns, offices and travel to meet voters, and etc is nice and needed, but in the end, a candidate needs votes. Corporations can have more money, but SIG's tend to have a better/more positive... emotional effect on potential voters.
At and above the city level of politics, darn near everyone owes someone a favor or three...
A corporation (big or small) is, by law, considered to be its own entity;
Vexx is right. An entrepreneur can set up his own company in, say, Delaware with just himself as its only employee so long as everything else is in order. It may make sense from a tax or legal perspective, for example. If a company's product is faulty and is then sued, the "buck" stops at that level; the suit can't go against the company's people's assets unless they too are willfully at fault. For a mom-and-pop shop or a partnership, say, that can be different.