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**nvideoe** · 11-03-2011, 09:22 PM

So, Lutherf, do you have the same outrage when groups on the right organize boycotts?

A boycott by individuals - or even groups - who take offense at the dealings of a particular business are part of doing business. There are businesses I won't deal with because of ideological differences. This deal with M&I is no longer such a case. When agents of the government - cops and firefighters - sign their name to a letter which essentially demands tribute for not messing with the business it's no longer a boycott but is extortion.

On top of that, Pram, as I said before, this isn't even an act against the responsible parties. Hell, the M&I PAC gave 80% of their support to Dems in the last cycle. Granted, it was a total of $5000 contributed (none to Walker).

According to the Wisconsin GAO, M&I bank, as an entity, contributed $48.19 to the Friends of Scott Walker (probably in the form of interest on a checking account) and individuals employed by M&I contributed another $2,750.00. Just for comparison, contributions by those who claimed "homemaker" as an employer totaled $78,450.48.

The data is all right here.

11-03-2011, 09:22 PM	#32
nvideoe Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 489 Senior Member	So, Lutherf, do you have the same outrage when groups on the right organize boycotts? A boycott by individuals - or even groups - who take offense at the dealings of a particular business are part of doing business. There are businesses I won't deal with because of ideological differences. This deal with M&I is no longer such a case. When agents of the government - cops and firefighters - sign their name to a letter which essentially demands tribute for not messing with the business it's no longer a boycott but is extortion. On top of that, Pram, as I said before, this isn't even an act against the responsible parties. Hell, the M&I PAC gave 80% of their support to Dems in the last cycle. Granted, it was a total of $5000 contributed (none to Walker). According to the Wisconsin GAO, M&I bank, as an entity, contributed $48.19 to the Friends of Scott Walker (probably in the form of interest on a checking account) and individuals employed by M&I contributed another $2,750.00. Just for comparison, contributions by those who claimed "homemaker" as an employer totaled $78,450.48. The data is all right here.
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