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Rocky Anderson on Corporations

Justice Party challenger for President; former mayor of Salt Lake City

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End the legal concept of corporate "personhood". (Feb 2012)

Michele Bachmann on Corporations

Republican Representative (MN-6); 2011 GOP frontrunner

Click here for 9 full quotes by Michele Bachmann OR click here for Michele Bachmann on other issues.

1995 Bachmann & Associates: Christian counseling services. (Nov 2011)
Automaker bailout cost $14.3B to illegally break contracts. (Nov 2011)
High corporate taxes lead to jobs leaving the country. (Nov 2011)
Reducing repatriation tax to zero would bring in $1.2T. (Sep 2011)
We need to give job creators certainty. (Sep 2011)
Voted NO on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
Voted YES on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)

Joe Biden on Corporations

Vice President; previously Democratic Senator (DE)

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We bet on the auto industry; 400,000 new jobs means we won. (Mar 2012)
We�ve yielded to corporate America on trade. (Dec 2007)
OpEd: beholden to corporations because so many based in DE. (Nov 2007)
Take burden off corporations so jobs stay in US. (Jun 2007)
Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 32% by the US COC, indicating an anti-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Jeb Bush on Corporations

Republican FL Governor; V.P. prospect

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Repeal the mandatory helmet law for motorcyclists. (Jun 2000)
Fight corporate welfare: snouts out of public trough. (Nov 1995)

Herman Cain on Corporations

Republican Businessman & Talk-Show Host; 2011 GOP frontrunner

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Put some fuel in the engine that drives economic growth. (Nov 2011)
CEOs must get involved or free market system will collapse. (Nov 2011)
Take the capital gains tax rate & repatriation tax to zero. (Aug 2011)
Suspend taxes on repatriated profits, permanently. (Aug 2011)
Excessive regulation drives up prices; market self-regulates. (May 2011)
When was the last time a poor person gave you a job? (May 2011)
Lower corporate tax rate to 25%; and capital gains to 0%. (May 2010)

Hillary Clinton on Corporations

Secretary of State; previously Democratic Senator (NY)

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Take back $55B in Bush�s industry give-aways. (Apr 2008)
FactCheck: Pushed Wal-Mart for women managers & environment. (Jan 2008)
World Bank should impose rules on sovereign wealth funds. (Jan 2008)
Bush defanged the Consumer Product Safety Commission. (Dec 2007)
FactCheck: Yes, Bush shrunk CPSC; but it shrank before Bush. (Dec 2007)
Outraged at CEO compensation. (Oct 2007)
Stop bankruptcies to get rid of pension responsibilities. (Aug 2007)
Enough with corporate welfare; enough with golden parachutes. (Jun 2007)
Close lobbyists� revolving door; end no-bid contracts. (Jun 2007)
1976 Rose Law: Fought for industry against electric rate cut. (Jun 2007)
Corporate lawyer at Rose Law while Bill was Attorney General. (Jun 2007)
Corporate elite treat working-class America as invisible. (Apr 2007)
Companies get rewarded with hard-working people left hanging. (Mar 2007)
1980s: Loved Wal-Mart's "Buy America" program. (Jun 2004)
1970s: Potential conflict of interest when GM sued Arkansas. (Nov 1997)
Businesses play social role in US; gov�t oversight required. (Sep 1996)
Family-friendly work policies are good for business. (Sep 1996)
Serving on boards provides ties but requires defending too. (Aug 1993)
Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 35% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Newt Gingrich on Corporations

Former Republican Representative (GA-6) and Speaker of the House

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Mitt Romney's economic stances compared to Newt's. (Feb 2012)
Businesses focus on customers; apply Lean Six Sigma to gov't. (Nov 2011)
Chrysler bankruptcy bailout was politically rigged. (May 2010)
Big business uses government to protect itself from rivals. (May 2010)
Cut corporate taxes to 12.5%. (May 2010)
2002 Sarbanes-Oxley Act drives IPOs out of the US. (Dec 2007)
Bureaucracy & litigation are enemies of entrepreneurship. (Jun 1995)

Virgil Goode on Corporations

Constitution Party presidential nominee; former Republican Representative (VA-5)

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Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 87% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Mike Huckabee on Corporations

Former Republican AR Governor; possible draft candidate

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Corporate taxes are stupid; they just get embedded in prices. (Nov 2008)
Regulations burden small business more than large companies. (Nov 2008)
80% of all jobs in this country come from small business. (Jan 2008)
Wal-Mart is case study in genius of American marketplace. (Jan 2007)
Consumerism is addictive but tranquility is immaterial. (Oct 2000)

Gary Johnson on Corporations

Libertarian presidential nominee; former Republican NM Governor

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Visited Occupy Wall Street; we need radical surgery. (Feb 2012)
Started a one-man handyman business; grew it to 1,000 people. (Sep 2011)
Eliminate corporate income tax as real way to create jobs. (Jun 2011)
Lower the tax burden; eliminate corporate tax. (May 2011)

Barack Obama on Corporations

Democratic incumbent President; IL Senator (2004-2008)

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End deduction for outsourcing jobs; tax outsourcing instead. (Jan 2012)
At a certain point, you've made enough money. (Dec 2011)
Michelle Obama: Work for community, not corporate America. (Dec 2011)
$4,000 tax credit for companies who hire unemployed workers. (Sep 2011)
Now business can write off the full cost of new investments. (Jan 2011)
Lower corporate tax rate; pay for it by closing loopholes. (Jan 2011)
OpEd: Overturn Court's campaign financing ruling in Congress. (Jan 2010)
American elections shouldn't be bankrolled by corporations. (Jan 2010)
FactCheck: Many steps until companies can bankroll elections. (Jan 2010)
No capital gains tax on earnings under $250K. (Oct 2008)
High corporate tax rate is offset by numerous loopholes. (Sep 2008)
We still need corporate ethics & vigilant government. (Jul 2008)
Enforce against insider trading & market manipulation. (Jul 2008)
Regulate institutions for what they do, not what they are. (Jul 2008)
Cap the farm subsidies for Fortune 500 companies. (Dec 2007)
End tax breaks for companies that send jobs overseas. (Aug 2007)
Hold corporations responsible for pensions & work conditions. (Aug 2007)
Tax incentives for corporate responsibility. (Jun 2004)
Close tax loopholes for US companies relocating abroad. (Jun 2004)
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We bailed out auto industry, but today they're back. (Jan 2012)
OpEd: Bailouts of GM & Wall Street are crony capitalism. (Nov 2010)
Better to force auto bankruptcy than force out of business. (May 2010)
Bank bonuses while receiving TARP were irresponsible. (May 2010)
OpEd: Establish power to seize companies "too big to fail". (Apr 2010)
Lend $30B in TARP repayments to small businesses. (Jan 2010)
We both cut taxes; but McCain offers $200B to corporations. (Oct 2008)
We need Wall Street responsibility BEFORE financial crises. (Sep 2008)
Voting Record
REAL USA Plan: Reward companies that create domestic jobs. (Jun 2004)
Voted YES on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted NO on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
Prevent money laundering by disclosing corporate owners. (May 2008)

Sarah Palin on Corporations

Republican Governor (AK); 2008 nominee for Vice President

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I fought against crony capitalism as governor. (Nov 2010)
Adopt a pro-market agenda that invites competition. (Feb 2010)
Small businesses have to be brave enough to fail. (Nov 2009)
FactCheck: No, Obama�s plan won�t tax millions of businesses. (Oct 2008)
Wall Street violated public trust & caused mortgage crisis. (Sep 2008)
Governor must act as effective CEO on behalf of Alaskans. (Nov 2006)
Encourage small business growth by reducing business taxes. (Nov 2006)

Ron Paul on Corporations

Republican Representative (TX-14); previously Libertarian for President

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Auto bailout was bad because all bailouts are bad. (Feb 2012)
Inflated currency benefits some industry's CEO salaries. (Sep 2010)
Auto company nationalization is fascism. (Sep 2010)
Obama is a corporatist, not a socialist. (Apr 2010)
Big business demand for easy money causes inflation. (Dec 1981)
Voted NO on letting shareholders vote on executive compensation. (Jul 2009)
Voted NO on more funding for nanotechnology R&D and commercialization. (Jul 2009)
Voted NO on allowing stockholder voting on executive compensation. (Apr 2007)
Voted YES on replacing illegal export tax breaks with $140B in new breaks. (Jun 2004)
Voted YES on Bankruptcy Overhaul requiring partial debt repayment. (Mar 2001)
Rated 46% by the US COC, indicating a mixed business voting record. (Dec 2003)
Repeal ObamaCare reporting requirements for small business. (Jan 2011)

Buddy Roemer on Corporations

Former Governor (R-LA); frontrunner for AmericansElect presidential nomination

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No stance on record.

Mitt Romney on Corporations

Former Republican Governor (MA); presidential nominee-apparent

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We should have forced automakers into managed bankruptcies. (Feb 2012)
Capitalism works; free enterprise works; & profit works. (Jan 2012)
The Bain Way: data-driven analysis. (Jan 2012)
At Bain Capital, made money on 35 out of 68 projects. (Jan 2012)
1980s: Leveraged buyout profit from increased corporate debt. (Jan 2012)
Rick Perry's corporate policy stances compared to Romney's. (Jan 2012)
I was CEO at mainstream businesses, not Wall St. (Oct 2011)
No individual bailouts; but preserve financial system. (Oct 2011)
Net-net, Bain Capital created tens of thousands of new jobs. (Oct 2011)
Big banks handle massive regulations; small banks get killed. (Oct 2011)
America needs a conservative businessman to recover economy. (Sep 2011)
Corporations are people. (Aug 2011)
Corporations won't send jobs overseas if tax rates lowered. (Mar 2010)
TARP should not be used for auto company bailouts. (Feb 2009)
Key to economic stimulus: get companies to buy more stuff. (Jan 2008)
Reduce corporate tax rate--we have 2nd highest in world. (Jan 2008)
You don�t help the wage-earner by attacking the wage-payer. (Jan 2008)
FactCheck: Closed $174M in corporate tax loopholes. (Jan 2008)
Don�t apply Sec. 404 of Sarbanes-Oxley to smaller companies. (Oct 2007)
Spun off Bain Capital from Bain Consulting & earned fortune. (Aug 2007)
Approach to business as �Bainiac�: meritocracy & results. (Mar 2007)
Company�s culture must align with mission, or mission fails. (Aug 2004)
Piracy protection key to selling Olympic sponsorships. (Aug 2004)

Rick Santorum on Corporations

Republican Jr Senator (PA); 2012 presidential frontrunner

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Small business pays more tax because big guys have loopholes. (Jan 2012)
Companies run into a stiff headwind called government. (Jan 2012)
Cut all corporate tax rates to zero. (Sep 2011)
Cut the corporate tax to zero, to create jobs. (Sep 2011)
Cut corporate tax rate to zero & jobs will come back. (Aug 2011)
Voted NO on repealing tax subsidy for companies which move US jobs offshore. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on reforming bankruptcy to include means-testing & restrictions. (Mar 2005)
Voted YES on restricting rules on personal bankruptcy. (Jul 2001)
Rated 100% by the US COC, indicating a pro-business voting record. (Dec 2003)

Jill Stein on Corporations

Green Party presidential nominee; Former Challenger for MA Governor

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Romney & Obama are both pro-1% big corporation. (Feb 2012)
Corporate elite richer than ever, but pay less tax than ever. (Jan 2012)
Record profits-with politicians' help--caused the recession. (Jan 2012)
Make all corporate tax subsidies transparent. (Jan 2012)
1776 Revolution threw off corporate rule; it's creeping back. (Dec 2011)

Donald Trump on Corporations

2000 Reform Primary Challenger for President

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0% corporate tax would create millions of jobs. (Dec 2011)
Fight crony capitalism with a level playing field. (Dec 2011)
Wealthy move assets around globally based on tax incentives. (Apr 2011)

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