How do you vote with your money?

SGT Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 11:56:51 -0400

Response by SMSgt Thor Merich made Mar 27 at 2018 12:24 PM

SMSgt Thor Merich — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 12:24:13 -0400

With me, I don't support companies whose political views are far different than mine. I shop elsewhere. Any company that is smart keeps their political views to themselves.

Response by 1SG Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2018 1:45 PM

1SG Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 13:45:16 -0400

In a nutshell, I keep it in my pocket.
Boycotting because some activist group says to do so is stupid.
Boycotting because a company does something that you don't agree with for the purposes of PR is... less stupid.
If I need something, I will continue to buy it, just maybe elsewhere.
If I don't need something, well... I just don't buy it.

Funny thing about the boycotting folks, though. Rarely are they actual patrons of the companies they advocate boycotting. I mean, do you really think the Occupy Wall Street folks were clients of Merrill Lynch? Or that the anti-gun folks spent a lot of time on the range before having an epiphany?
I think not.
Just a thought.

Response by Cpl Private RallyPoint Member made Mar 27 at 2018 2:24 PM

Cpl Private RallyPoint Member — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:24:29 -0400

My monetary boycotts are personal. i don't tell anyone how they should behave or where they should spend their money. The biggest personal decision I've made is to cut the cord. I will not subsidize cable channels I refuse to watch because they politicize everything.

Response by SPC David Willis made Mar 27 at 2018 2:26 PM

SPC David Willis — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 14:26:53 -0400

I don't usually boycott businesses based on political reasons. Chic fila tastes too good to say no to. Ill keep buying athletic gear at dicks because its close and convenient. I do refuse to go inside Hobby Lobby but that's simply because I hate those arts and crafts stores so I stay out of all of them. Now I wont shop somewhere if the owner is a dick or I don't like their business practice but that's about all I worry about.

Response by SFC Christopher Taggart made Mar 27 at 2018 10:38 PM

SFC Christopher Taggart — Tue, 27 Mar 2018 22:38:40 -0400

Voting with "your money" is called a bribe...ask the Russians, they do it all the time.

Response by Maj John Bell made Mar 28 at 2018 1:25 AM

Maj John Bell — Wed, 28 Mar 2018 01:25:22 -0400

I find it arrogant and insulting for people or businesses to virtue signal, when it is unasked for. I am not looking for companies to tell me what their moral or ethical position is on any given issue, or what mine should be. I want them to deliver a product or service and keep their pie hole shut. I don't care what their politics are.

As far as I am concerned if they want to take an unasked for social justice "dump" in my day they should pay me for my time and aggravation. However, the thing I've noticed is that they are typically 20%-50% more expensive than their more meek competitors. It is easy to be virtuous when you command a premium for your virtue and the average Joe can pay the premium.