Google dumped us cold!! Sited some ridiculous article about spider bites back in 2009.. They claimed it was gore.. This is how they are going to stifle free speech.. We are not allowed to talk about gun rights or advocacy.. No marijuana rights either.. No strong language etc.. Hell, we break those laws every damn day!! They can bite my lily white ask-me.. (Yes, the cussing was on purpose)..

Google scary...

Susoni

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Google outspends Goldman Sachs on political donations for the first time as tech giant bids for more power in Washington

Google spent $1.43m last year through its political spending wing NetPAC

That is more than Goldman Sachs, which spent $1.4m in same period

During 2010 midterms, Google donated just a third of Goldman Sachs

Marks rise in political spending by tech firms bidding to influence lawmakers

Growing interest due to issues from tax to skilled migrant visa allocation

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Google donated more money to political campaigns this year than global investment bank Goldman Sachs, it has been revealed.

The technology giant's political spending wing, NetPAC, spent $1.43 million attempting to guide policymakers' hands in Washington - $30,000 more than that shelled out by Goldman in the same period.

The figures, reveled by the Financial Times today, signal a dramatic surge in Google's political ambitions in recent years as it seeks to branch out from online search into other fields, from driverless cars to 'curing death'.
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Political ambitions: The technology giant's political spending wing, NetPAC, spent $1.43 million attempting to guide policymakers' hands in Washington - $30,000 more than that shelled out by Goldman in the same period

This rise is reflected in the fact that, in the build up to the midterms in 2010, Google spent just a third as much as Goldman.

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Silicon Valley tech companies are investing heavily in political lobbying in a bid to gain greater influence over debates on issues such as tax, the greater allocation of visas to skilled migrant workers and greater control over U.S. intelligence agencies data-collection activities.

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