In Private Papers, A More Candid Tim Geithner Speaks Out
by Jeff Gerth ProPublica, Oct. 30, 2014, 5:25 a.m. Pop quiz: Which high-profile official faulted...
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Tag: Chamber of Commerce
Worship at the altar of big business, local folkloric beliefs and rituals
in a high school sociology class textbook I remember reading that the religious impulse is rooted in human nature and that as a species we are hardwired to believe in something greater than self and that this explained the myriad polytheistic and monotheistic cultures that came and went over the eons
Read MoreDefeatist attitude-Coos County should instead operate from strength
How often will we prostitute ourselves, rape the planet, pollute the water supply and genuflect to every developer/promoter who rolls into town promising jobs? There are successful solutions implemented in other areas, including Astoria or Freiburg, Germany. What is in it for the chamber to ignore these opportunities and promote a position of weakness and fear?
Read MorePoverty and unemployment unrelated to ‘business friendly’ status
Recently, local business owner and self professed “numbers guy” Al Pettit presented Coos County poverty and unemployment figures. He says the local Chamber of Commerce Legislative Action Team is trying to educate lawmakers about “good business practices” and how to make Oregon more business friendly to improve these statistics.
Read MoreBay Area Chamber of Commerce private donations buying political capital
Because they are a non-profit organization they do not have to list their donors allowing the businesses that funded Ken Messerle’s legislative soiree this session to remain anonymous. Nevertheless, the chamber is bought and paid for and like any hired gun is delivering on the very narrow interests of its benefactors.
Read MoreYou have to love how Anonymous smacked down HBGary ‘cyber security specialists’
HBGary Federal, a cyber security firm with US government contracts, privately pitched a deal with Bank of America intermediaries to smear Wikileaks supporters,… humiliated by Anonymous
Read MoreOlbermann – The plot to buy America and outsource jobs
Wow! US Chamber of Commerce soliciting foreign money to run ads to keep American jobs out of the country. The Chamber of Commerce is actively working to keep American’s unemployed.
Maddow – Who's trying to buy the Senate? What does the Chamber have to do with it?
Conservative groups increasingly turn to tactics which allow anonymity of major donors, even from foreign countries. One popular vehicle for campaign donations is the Chamber of Commerce!
