February 1, 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 immediately issuing a rule requiring publicly traded corporations to publicly disclose all their spending on political activities, including that of Political Action Commities they have created and coerce their employees to contribute to.
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.
Thank you for considering my comment.
Sincerely,
James Cathcart