Beer Companies Are Throwing Money at Candidates!
According to this article in the Washington Post Liquor wholesalers have been showering money on Virginia state Legislators.
It’s just another in a long string of political influence buying stories that shows the epidemic of Beer Industry influence on the US and state governments. With the new campaign finance rules, there is no doubt that the powerful Beer Industrial Complex is spending millions (or even billions?) to influence politicians all over the USA!
Do we really want the Beer companies telling us what kind of health care our grandparents get? Do we want kids to learn about beer in grade school (from a teacher, not just on the playground)?
What can we do about it? We’re gonna have a beer and mull it over…