Is there any surprise that US Corporations act just like Republicans when they think they can get away with it

Question

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080801/ap_on_bi_ge/wal_mart_politics

does this surprise anyone?

Answer 1

It sounds like you don't know anything about unions, so let me educate you.

Most unions in this country, big or small, collect dues out of the paychecks of members and donate huge amounts of money to ultra liberal causes.  They walk all over members who do not want their money wasted in this way, using a variety of unethical techniques to skirt around the laws that have been written to prevent that very bahavior.  Now imagine having a click of jerks you don't like taking money out of your pocket every month and spending it to fight AGAINST your political opinions?  Law requires them to let you opt-out of having your dues money spent like this.  They commit fraud all the time, making it extremely difficult for members to jump through all the hoops over and over again to opt-out of every single donation.  It would be a full time job to protect yourself and then they can just send more of your coworkers money and use your dues to pay for the gap between what was needed from your coworkers dues and what was left after sending his money to Obama.

I'm not surprised a corporation is trying to fight back.  Liberals love to talk about ethics while they commit fraud.  They love to talk smack about free speech while they write bills to take it away from anybody they oppose.  They love to pretend they are helping the poor while they destroy the economy and turn the middle class into poor.  They love to raise taxes in the name of increasing tax revenue when they know for a fact it will decrease revenue.

Answer 2

Not at all.....big money is big money.......government and big business have been having an affair, like forever...

Answer 3

Not a surprise but it is scandalous. Corporatism is fascism and this is yet another example that the USA is on the wrong track. This behavior displays a mentality from centuries ago before the USA was founded when clergy men and employers told parochians and workers what to vote. It's a tool against free choice. Th American right is regressive.