Voltaire Network |
Twelve US donors gave $ 3.4 billion in political contributions since 2009, according to Issue One – meaning they paid one-thirteenth of the total money invested in US “democracy”.
They are:
| Michael Bloomberg | Bloomberg | $1.4 billion |
| Tom Steyer & Kat Taylor | Farallon Capital LLC | $653 million |
| Sheldon & Miriam Adelson | The Venetian Las Vegas Casino | $523 million |
| Richard & Elizabeth Uihlein | Uline Shipping Supply | $138 million |
| Ken Griffin | Citadel LLC | $107 million |
| Donald Sussman | Paloma Capital LLC | $98 million |
| Jim & Marilyn Simons | Renaissance Technologies LLC | $93 million |
| Fred Eychaner | Newsweb Corporation | $92 million |
| Dustin Moskovitz &Cari Tuna | $83 million | |
| Timothy & Patricia Mellon | Pan Am Transport | $70 million |
| Joe & Marlene Ricketts | TD Ameritrade | $66 million |
| Paul Singer | Elliott Management | $63 million |
| Total | $billion$3.4 |
We observe that 5/12 are financiers, 2/12 owe their fortune to transport, 2/12 to the media, 1/12 is a casino operator, 1/12 made a fortune thanks to GAFA, and the last by as a stock exchange trader.