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Billionaire Lifts Marco Rubio, Politically and Personally
Where will this take the meaning of Citizen's United?
The question is, perhaps, if Rubio is elected who will run the White House?His sugar daddy Norman Braman.
The most disturbing statement in the article is...."As Mr. Rubio has ascended in the ranks of Republican politics, Mr. Braman has emerged as a remarkable and unique patron. He has bankrolled Mr. Rubio’s campaigns. He has financed Mr. Rubio’s legislative agenda. And, at the same time, he has subsidized Mr. Rubio’s personal finances, as the rising politician and his wife grappled with heavy debt and big swings in their income."
And it just keeps getting more interesting...
The money has flowed both ways. Mr. Rubio has steered taxpayer funds to Mr. Braman’s favored causes, successfully pushing for an $80 million state grant to finance a genomics center at a private university and securing $5 million for cancer research at a Miami institute for which Mr. Braman is a major donor.
Even in an era dominated by super-wealthy donors, Mr. Braman stands out, given how integral he has been not only to Mr. Rubio’s political aspirations but also to his personal finances.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/u...co-rubio-politically-and-personally.html?_r=0
Where will this take the meaning of Citizen's United?
The question is, perhaps, if Rubio is elected who will run the White House?His sugar daddy Norman Braman.
The most disturbing statement in the article is...."As Mr. Rubio has ascended in the ranks of Republican politics, Mr. Braman has emerged as a remarkable and unique patron. He has bankrolled Mr. Rubio’s campaigns. He has financed Mr. Rubio’s legislative agenda. And, at the same time, he has subsidized Mr. Rubio’s personal finances, as the rising politician and his wife grappled with heavy debt and big swings in their income."
And it just keeps getting more interesting...
The money has flowed both ways. Mr. Rubio has steered taxpayer funds to Mr. Braman’s favored causes, successfully pushing for an $80 million state grant to finance a genomics center at a private university and securing $5 million for cancer research at a Miami institute for which Mr. Braman is a major donor.
Even in an era dominated by super-wealthy donors, Mr. Braman stands out, given how integral he has been not only to Mr. Rubio’s political aspirations but also to his personal finances.
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/u...co-rubio-politically-and-personally.html?_r=0
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