February 2, 2013
Dear Members of the Securities and Exchange Commission:
It's long past time to end secret political spending by corporations.
So I strongly support the SEC issuing a rule in the near future that would require publicly traded corporations to publicly disclose all their spending on political activities.
Both shareholders and the public deserve to know how much a given corporation spends on politics (directly and through intermediaries), and which candidates are being promoted or attacked.
This reminds me of my son's paper route days; when he had to collect from his customers, there were kids who followed him and took the money he'd collected. Let's be honest about what we do with our money and money we are entrusted with.
Thank you for considering my comment.
Sincerely,
Marguerite Thayer