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Scruffy1

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4. The US Chamber of Commerce is not really much connected to local Chambers of Commerce.

Reply to Scientific (Original post)

Fri Jun 17, 2016, 10:13 AM

Jun 2016

This is one of the reasons they have gotten away with so much. People often think of the local chambers in a fairly positive way and they usually are mainly a business networking group that have social meetings and are not involved in a lot of politics. The US Chamber is just another part of the Kochtopus.

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Boycott the U.S. Chamber of Commerce [View all] Scientific Jun 2016 OP

List and boycott their members. Hoppy Jun 2016 #1

. . . Triana Jun 2016 #2

Just for reference: Indydem Jun 2016 #7

I was trying to keep a 40 story tower from being built scross street Mary Mac Jun 2016 #3

The US Chamber of Commerce is not really much connected to local Chambers of Commerce. Scruffy1 Jun 2016 #4

Local Chambers then need to turn on the US Chamber and demand common sense Scientific Jun 2016 #5

I agree. Pressure your local chamber unless they publicly cut ties with the national group fbc Jun 2016 #6