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Huff Post Repost: U.S. Chamber of Commerce Sells Out Small Businesses and Local Communities

By Joe Consumer

Last week, a student walked into the offices of the South Carolina Small Business Chamber of Commerce, asking to see the organization's public 990 tax forms. Odd, thought Frank Knapp Jr., the organizations' president and CEO. There was nothing legally wrong with this request, of course. But this was the first time in 10 years that anyone had asked.

After a few polite questions, the student finally spilled the beans. He'd been sent from The McNair law firm, one of the most politically connected corporate firms in the state, and recently honored by Chambers USA, America's Leading Lawyers for Business. As Mr. Knapp wrote on his blog, "[the student] understood that someone from out-of-state had asked McNair to obtain information on us." Why would a Chamber-friendly law firm covertly send a student to collect information on a local chamber of commerce?

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Full post as published by ThePopTort on July 19, 2010 (boomark / email).