February 3, 2013
Dear Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission:
As we all know, corporations are people. That is a legal fact. It is now time to act accordingly. People have to let it be known who they contribute to. Now, it's the corporations' turn. Let us all see where they send their millions of dollars in campaign donations. Let us see which message they are supporting. DO IT NOW.
It's long past time to end secret political spending by corporations.
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.
Thank you for considering my comment.
Sincerely,
Joe Lowery