"Most corporate donations try to buy influence. And corporate money follows power," Professor Orr said.
He says the fact Labor is attracting the lion's share of corporate donations — and that the corporate money is indeed following political power — is a "bad sign".When Darwin businessman Henry Yap was asked why he was donating to the Labor Party ahead of the election, he said he believed in supporting the government of the day to help provide continuity for Territory businesses.
"It's long-term planning, so we have got confidence to invest [and] so we know who we are dealing with," Mr Yap said. Northern Territory Chief Minister Michael Gunner did not directly respond to questions around the ethics of accepting donations from developers."People have the right to make a contribution, we reformed donations and it's never been more transparent," he said.Government resisting donation cap
Professor Orr said one way to stamp out the possibility of any unfair advantages in donation raising was to "cap all donations".
Donors & lobby groups are what makes democracy an ideology for idiots.. Nothing good comes from bribery as donors expect positive outcomes.. Corporatism by stealth, Mussolini would be proud to see his vision of Fascist ideologies finally flourish throughout western govts..
Like George Soros
Sociopaths that run the world, create all systems and social norms and own you
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