Subject: File No. 4-637

February 2, 2013

Dear Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission:

It's long past time to end secret political spending by corporations.
 
So I strongly support the SEC issuing a rule in the near future that would require publicly traded corporations to publicly disclose all their spending on political activities.

Both shareholders and the public deserve to know how much a given corporation spends on politics (directly and through intermediaries), and which candidates are being promoted or attacked.

THIS ADVANTAGE HAS OBVIOUSLY CORRUPTED AND OPPRESSED THE DEMOCRATIC PROCESS. IT IS DISHEARTENING TO CONTINUALLY COMBAT THIS UNFAIR CORRUPTION OF MONEY AS BEING THE GREATEST POWER OVER ALL AND SECRET AS WELL.

Thank you for considering my comment.

 

Sincerely,

Gail Barton