In December 2011 , the non-partisan organization Public Campaign criticized Duke Energy for spending $ 17.47 million on lobbying and not paying any taxes during 2008 through 2010 and receiving $ 216 million in tax rebates , despite making a profit of $ 5.4 billion and increasing executive pay by 145 % to $ 17.2 million in 2010 for its top 5 executives . The company became the object of protest for its close relationship to the Democratic Party and its funding for the 2012 Democratic National Convention
2012 Democratic National Convention
2012 Democratic National Convention
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