New App let's you see where politicians her their money
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[Quote=Vice]With US politics swimming in so much corporate money that it's pretty much an oligarchy, it can be hard to keep track of which particular set of lobbyists is trying to milk more cash out of healthcare, fossil fuels and other very important issues from one week to the next.
But thanks to 16-year-old Nick Rubin, keeping track of just how much politicians have sold out has become a lot easier. He created Greenhouse, a new browser plugin which operates under the motto, "Some are red. Some are blue. All are green." The plugin aims "to shine light on a social and industrial disease of today: the undue influence of money in our Congress." It sounds like a bit of a lofty aim for an app, but it's actually pretty simple and effective—it provides a break down of a politician’s campaign contributions when that politician's name comes up in an article. It is currently available for Chrome, Firefox and Safari and is completely free. As you can imagine, reading about how your Member of Congress voted in a recent health bill becomes all the more enlightening if you know how much money the health industry showered him in at the last election.[/quote]
I'm surprised no one has made something like this so far. The app let's you highlight a Congressmen's name in any article and see who their biggest political doners are which can help shed light onto why the proposed or voted for whatever bill.
oh boy i should run for congress now so i can post that gayweed69 donated 5 bucks on my last campaign
I can't click the link.
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Try that. I can't edit it in the OP, for some damn reason android doesn't like it
