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by blaser-waffle 2335 days ago
Until Citizens United blew the door open, if you were a corporation you had to find ways to get money to candidates.

Telling your employees to donate to $CAUSE was one of them, and offering them bonuses or matching or other "incentives" -- aka "sign here to get your X-Mas bonus" on donation form -- was a way to move money.