Seattle City Council restricts Amazon's political power
The City Council of Seattle, Washington has unanimously voted to curtail Amazon's growing influence in its political sphere, by banning political contributions from corporations with at least 5 percent foreign ownership, or at least 1 percent ownership by one foreigner. Amazon contributed more than half of the 2.7 million USD raised by Super PACs for Seattle's last elections, in a bid to influence a city tax law for large companies.
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