What corporations and our government representatives are doing: pretty cozy

I was looking over some blogs I keep an eye on and ran across a situation in Alaska right now that epitomizes what our government representatives and corporations are doing to and with us here in the US so frequently. It is from The Mudflats blog: It seems the Conoco-Philips Oil Company is supporting the Alaskan Governor Sean Parnell's campaign to give oil companies yet more tax breaks. The cozy little situation works like this: the oil company gives the good Governor "campaign contributions" and supports a $40/plate luncheon for him while the Guv' pushes for these tax breaks for them. Pretty sweet, eh? Meanwhile, the losers? The Alaskans themselves who have to somehow make up for the lost tax revenue. That wouldn't be so bad except it comes from their schools and roads and bridges and sewers and such and so would have to likely be made up out of their own pockets. Alaska, if this flies, it sucks to be you. For that matter, with this political system, it sucks to be us. Link: http://www.themudflats.net/2012/03/27/dont-bend-over-alaska-soon-to-be-viral-video/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+TheMudflats+%28The+Mudflats%29