Billion Dollar Corporations Bankroll Poverty Wages

Political Action Committees opposing Proposition 210 have raised over $2.25 million from huge corporations in the past few weeks. Posted 11/2/96.

Major Contributors Opposing Prop. 210

Chevron Companies

$100,000

Web Service Co., Inc.

$100,000

Sacramento Tickets

Tickets

Chelsea FC Tickets

Tickets

Dancing with the Stars Tickets

Tickets

Billy Joel Tickets

Tickets

Kleiner, Perkins, Caufield & Byers

$100,000

Atlantic Richfield Company

$55,000

Pepsico (owns Taco Bell, Pizza Hut, KFC)

 $50,000

Philip Morris

$50,000

Hughes Electronics Corporation

$50,000

Pacific Enterprises

$50,000

The Irvine Company

$50,000

Harman Corp. (Ows 250 KFC restaurants)

 $45,000

Air Touch Communications

$35,000

Burger King franchises

$34,000

 Ford Motor Company

$30,000

Hewlett-Packard

$25,000

Pacific Telesis Group

$25,000

Pacific Mutual Life Insurance Co.

$25,000

Southern California Edison

$25,000

Marriott Hotels Intl.

$25,000

PG & E

$25,000

McDonald's franchises

$20,000

American International Insurance Group

$20,000

Consolidated Freightways

$20,000

Carl's Jr. Restaurants

$12,900

Foodmaker ( Jack in the Box)

$10,000

Red Lion Hotels

$10,000

Motel 6 Corp.

$10,000

AT & T Corporation

$10,000

In-N-Out Burgers

$10,000

Del Taco

$10,000

May Department Stores

$10,000

Domino's Pizza, Inc.

$10,000

San Diego Gas & Electric

$10,000

Wendy's Corporation

$9,950

 

Source: 1996 FPPC contribution reports on file with Secretary of State's office from Alliance to Protect Small Businesses and Jobs, No on 210; California Reataurant Association, No on 210; and CalBusPac, No on 210 and other initiatives


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