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Follow The Money

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14. meanwhile, at the local level, chamber of congress takes $$ from city tax payers to support them

Reply to HiPointDem (Original post)

Mon Jan 14, 2013, 02:06 PM

Jan 2013

city tax payers contribute to chamber of commerce through their city council so that businesses can advertise their business on the tax payer dollar.

Since they are a conservative organization that takes tax payer money for their own selfish needs, they can shut the fuck up.

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