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Whose Interests II

A few months back Malkin posted a great video entitled the Truth About Teacher Unions.  Well, it seems that more truths have come to light.  The California teachers’ union topped the list of state political spenders. 

According to the LA Times, since 2000 they have spent $211.8 million on political lobbying and campaign contributions to politicians.  They spent just about double what their state public sector counterpart spent.  Here’s the top five listed in the LA Times article:

—The California Teachers Assoc.,  $211.8 million.
—The California State Council of Service Employees, $107.4 million.
—The Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, $104.9 million.
—The Morongo Band of Mission Indians, which operates a casino under a state-approved compact, $83.6 million.
—The Pechanga Band of Luiseno Indians, which also operates a casino, $69.2 million.

SQE wonders what Canadian federations spend on lobbying and contributions, not to mention their share to groups like Working Families Coalition. We also wonder if their members wonder.

HT to Right on the Left Coast.