Corporate America has had a love affair with Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear ever since he hamstrung the state with COVID totalitarianism that kept worsening even almost a year after a vaccine was introduced. This affair continued when Beshear approved further gutting of the state tax code - thus hitting poor and working-class Kentuckians harder. Then Beshear spoke before the far-right World Economic Forum, proving he was a cutout of that secret society.
Even the Kentucky Lantern seems to have had their fill of this poo-poo. A Kentucky Lantern piece reveals that big corporations have been heavily bankrolling Beshear's superPAC, which seems to be an exploratory effort for a possible presidential bid. Among the top donors to this superPAC is a big real estate developer.
Another is utility giant Louisville Gas & Electric. LG&E has been the target of complaints from customers who found that the company overcharges for electricity by overestimating their electric usage. One customer reported receiving a bill for over $600. Another said LG&E's parent company cut off their service in retaliation for complaining to the Better Business Bureau about bad service.
The superPAC has spent a lot of money propping up professional political operatives and consulting firms. It doesn't even do much to advance policies or candidates. The massive flow of money is what inspired Beshear's own right-wing policies. He's less right-wing on issues where there's less money to encourage him to be more right-wing.
Perhaps the biggest problem is that corporations can now give unlimited amounts of money to superPAC's. This bottomless spigot needs to be shut off lickety-split.
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