The following isjust the infographic from the Los Angeles Times's excellent and sick-making and excellently sick-making story on the political access enjoyed in Sacramento by hard-thrusting lege-lovers AT&T.
$8,875,539.91AT&T political contributions in California
$791,868.40
AT&T expenditures on tickets and meals for state lawmakers and staffs
$225,001.43
Total AT&T spent on 2011 Speaker's Cup at Pebble Beach
$89,749.37
What AT&T spent on iPads at Apple store last year for Speaker's Cup attendees
$14,406.76
AT&T's average daily lobbying expenditure
120
Number of current California legislators who have received political donations from AT&T
120
Number of current California legislators
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