Surprise! AT&T Gives Nonprofits Grants and then the Nonprofits Support Its Acquisition of T-Mobile

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We don’t know whether AT&T’s proposed buyout of T-Mobile is a good thing or bad thing for market competition, the securities markets, or for consumers, but plenty of nonprofits have weighed with the FCC to support AT&T’s acquisition of the German-owned firm. No mystery why: A ton of these nonprofits have received charitable grants from AT&T.

Congressman Darrell Issa’s Charitable Giving Called “Weird” and “Bizarre”

altDarrell Issa is Republican congressman from California and chairman of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, the lower chamber’s main “investigations” committee. He’s also the co-chair of the Issa Family Foundation, which hands out grants based on recommendations from the congressman’s staff. One observer calls the set-up “weird,” and another terms it “bizarre,” but apparently it is on the up-and-up.

Is President Obama Fomenting Class Warfare Against the Upper Middle Class?

altWhen his opponents began flinging the “class warfare” charge at President Obama for daring to suggest that the wealthy ought to pay slightly higher taxes in order to close the deficit, the “class war” epithet was mostly laughed off the stage. But when urban-development expert Joel Kotkin accuses Obama of ginning up resentment against against the upper middle class while protecting the super-rich, the charges have a better chance of sticking.

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