Chamber of Commerce’s ‘Secret’ Election Spending

truthdig.com — Corporations, in addition to spending unlimited amounts of money through super PACs, can now funnel money into not-for-profit business leagues like the Chamber of Commerce and skirt the public eye. The IRS doesn’t require nonprofit groups to reveal their funds, so they can collect money from corporations that don’t want to attract attention and spend it on their behalf. “The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is the poster child for Citizens United,” said Blair Bowie from U.S. PIRG.

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