Sent: February 4, 2013
To: rule-comments@sec.gov
Subject: Comment on File Number 4-637

February 04, 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.

Thank you for considering my comment.

As a former teacher, it pains me to think of the millions of dollars that went into making TV political ads which could have really made a difference to the struggling school districts and young people in our country. They are the ones harmed by the economic crisis brought on by big corporations in the first place. Shine a light on how much a corporation spends to buy an election, as well as how much it contributes to our future generations.

Sincerely,