Rosanne wasn’t kidding. Popular progressive website, opensecrets.org, confirms it. According to Rosanne, Obama’s top contributor is Goldman Sachs ($523,478), a major proponent of privatizing Social Security and legislation that would deregulate the investment banking/securities industry (Center for Responsive Politics). Eight of Obama’s top twenty investors are securities and investment firms and two are leading privatization advocates (Center for Responsive Politics 2007a).
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