Elite Wall Street Donations Jumped 700% in the Last 20 Years
Banks “frankly own the place,” Sen. Dick Durbin famously said of Washington during the debate over financial regulation in 2010. And when it comes to total contributions for big donors, you can see what he’s talking about in this chart. (FIRE = the Finance, Insurance and Real Estate sector) Read more.
[Image: Sunlight Foundation/Highcharts]
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