Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Rick Perry's Big Donors Get Big Rewards in Texas

Texas State Capitol - Austin, TexasState Capital, Austin, Texas
If you look closely enough you might just be able to catch a glimpse of the tiny price tag hanging from it.

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According to an LA Times article those who pass a big wad of dough to a Perry campaign seem to get help with getting license for lucrative but potentially risky business, subsidies, grants and or personal appointments.

Those who balk at being party to the apparent corruption may soon see themselves out of their state post entirely as former Environmental Quality Commissioner Larry Soward found out.

But according to Perry's team there's "nothing to see here".