Apple employees donated more to Bernie Sanders than any other presidential candidate — and he's leading in donations from Google and Amazon employees too (AAPL)
- Bernie Sanders, a democratic socialist and Big Tech critic, reportedly drew in more money from Big Tech employees than any other Democratic candidate in the 2020 race.
- Apple employees donated more to Sanders' campaign than any other, and the same was true for Google and Amazon employees, according to Vox's Recode.
- Among Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter employees' total contributions of $270,000 to Sanders, more than half came from Google employees, according to the report.
- Big Tech employees who support of Sanders reflect a movement within these companies' workforces to see more ethical behavior from their employers and more competition within the industry.
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Bernie Sanders raised more money from Big Tech employees than any other 2020 candidate, according to Vox.
Amazon, Apple, Facebook, Google, and Twitter employees contributed a total of $270,000 to the Sanders campaign during the last three months of 2019, half of which, came from Google employees, Vox's Recode reported.See the rest of the story at Business Insider
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