He Who Pays The Piper Calls The Tune

And, then, the piper calls ALL the tunes because the followers are totally dependent upon the piper for their very existence.

From CNS:

U.S. government employees and their families have thus far contributed $396,550 to President Barack Obama's reelection campaign, making them one of the top five sources of cash for the campaign to reelect the president...

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The academic community has also been very supportive of President Obama's reelection bid. With employees of the University of California and their families being the very top contributors to his campaign--having given the campaign a total of $703,781 in campaign contributions so far in this election cycle--and employees of Harvard and their families being the fourth largest contributors to the president's campaign...

More at the above link.