When a person thinks of companies contributing to political campaigns, he or she might think that company has open-door access to a politician because money talks.
What do the managers of political action committees (PACs) say? Their answer is that while companies’ financial contributions serve as a way for companies to engage in the political process, the companies — and the trade associations that represent them — don’t have unfettered access to the politician’s inner circle.
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