Is it wrong for politicians to be influenced by campaign contributions from HMOs?

Answer 1

Yes. Why do you ask?

Answer 2

I agree campaign contributions are basically legalized bribery, but why does everyone always focus on HMOs? Last time I checked, the 2 largest contributers to campaigns were (by FAR) trial lawyers and teachers unions. Why is it that no one ever considers it might be a bad idea for those who are directly involved in govt. programs (public education, the court system) to be influencing lawmakers?

Answer 3

No--- besides drugs , guns , alcohol ,whats left besides hmo's to collect bribes from .

That covers defense ,. the police and lawyers , and the Insurance and Doctors .

Everyone else is a slave working to load the pockets of the chosen ones .

Answer 4

Yes.

The 73 health care companies approved to administer the Medicare drug discount card programs gave President Bush and conservatives in Congress a total of more than $5 million in hard money, soft money, and PAC contributions.

Twenty health care companies approved by the Bush administration to administer the Medicare drug discount cards have been involved in fraud charges, with many being forced to pay fines to federal and local governments because of their behavior.

The 20 companies involved in fraud charges represent less than a third of all the approved companies. Yet, they made more than 60% ($3.1 million) of the total campaign contributions from approved drug card companies to President Bush and conservatives in Congress.

Shall I go on?

Answer 5

Yes.

In fact, I keep arguing in favor of permanently forbidding all political contributions to keep them from being in anyone's pocket.

Answer 6

Yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes

Answer 7

yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes yes.....