Business Influence on Government Interests and Spending

History
<Tab/>Big business has been affecting politics throughout time since there were established forms of government. The practice of financing public elections with private money is older than our nation itself. In 1757, for example, George Washington was charged with an irregularity kind of campaign spending in his race for a seat in the Virginia House of Burgesses. With only 391 voters in his district, Washington is said to have purchased and distributed during his campaign more than a quart and a half of rum, wine, beer, and hard cider per person [2].
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