What is the actual purpose of ALEC and the Chamber of Commerce?

[Viva_Daddy]

Essentially, ALEC and the Chamber of Commerce are groups of bosses who have decided to organize to prevent any workers from organizing for their own benefit. Hypocrisy or just GREED?

[Jackpine Radical]

1. Since when are the two mutually exclusive?--

"Hypocrisy or just GREED?"

[onehandle]

2. Make the rich richer and give gun nuts boners. nt

[octoberlib]

3. Good article on the history of the Chamber from Lee Fang of The Nation

http://www.thebaffler.com/salvos/the-business-of-america-is-dirty-tricks

[DirkGently]

4. To ensure government policies are not influenced by American voters. n/t

[rhett o rick]

5. They are conspiring to gain profits at worker's expense and gain tax advantages

at lower class taxpayer expense.

[Baitball Blogger]

6. Turf protection, I would say.