In our brave new world where corporations are people and money is speech (and freely convertible to political power), it is in the public's interest to scrutinize who is hiding vast sums of wealth(power) where, for what purpose it is being used, and from where it came. A "donation" of $1B has the power to change laws that put people in jail, affect industries that people rely on for employment, and re-focus research away from things that could save people's lives.
The more layers of shell companies, shady law offices, and empty "foundations" these donations go through, the more scrutiny should be applied. How clean is all this money? Where did it come from?
The public has a legitimate interest in knowing what portion of a country's wealth(power) is controlled by what kind of people.
The more layers of shell companies, shady law offices, and empty "foundations" these donations go through, the more scrutiny should be applied. How clean is all this money? Where did it come from?
The public has a legitimate interest in knowing what portion of a country's wealth(power) is controlled by what kind of people.