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Stuart G

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19. I am totally against a boycott...NO BOCOTT..here is why..

Reply to Omaha Steve (Original post)

Tue Jun 26, 2012, 09:38 PM

Jun 2012

HERE IS WHY.. from the Old DU board..iT IS SHOWN TO PROVE I TRIED IT..

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=439x533489

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.I tried it in two places.
.Here and at an old Ed Shultz board..here is what I found out:

Many of the Koch Bros products are made in union shops..Fair wages and benefits.
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The brothers would like nothing more for an
excuse to drop the unions and go to non union..a successful boycott would be such an excuse..They are so wealthy, it really wouldn't
make such a difference to them, but to those that lost their union jobs, in exchange for cheeper non union workers..well that is
another story...Therefore a boycott is a waste of time, and will hurt those who matter the most

That is what I found out, and I am against it for those reasons..end of rant..(I was schooled on this at the Ed Shultz board by a couple of very knowledgable union guys) .........

that is my opinion..

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The Power To Fight The Koch Brothers Is Sitting Next To Your Toilet [View all] Omaha Steve Jun 2012 OP

And thanks for the loophole link too... russspeakeasy Jun 2012 #1

Thanks for the activist link, and although I'm don't use those brands. I checked the brand I use. freshwest Jun 2012 #2

Scott is Kimberly Klark, probably Scott Walker supporters pstokely Jun 2012 #4

I don't think so, despite the similar names. freshwest Jun 2012 #5

Kimberly Clark is in WI pstokely Jun 2012 #6

And from their website, not just the union, they are a world wide operation. freshwest Jun 2012 #9

K&R midnight Jun 2012 #3

Went shopping today.. bought all generic paper goods.. lib2DaBone Jun 2012 #7

I don't know we would find out. I only found that my TP company is unionized, but freshwest Jun 2012 #10

it's sad that we have the ultimate power veganlush Jun 2012 #8

I'm not sure how much of the resistance is thoughtful. My experience with people is that they are freshwest Jun 2012 #11

Check. felix_numinous Jun 2012 #12

whatta relief. I don't buy any of those! CTyankee Jun 2012 #13

Costco even had a coupon for bounty this time, maybe the pugs made a run on it and they sold it lonestarnot Jun 2012 #14

costco makes their own tp. might be worth trying. eom ellenfl Jun 2012 #17

Paper towels. They had another kind, I bought those. lonestarnot Jun 2012 #20

Reader's Digest? KG Jun 2012 #15

Are the pages rough on your butt when you wipe? bigwillq Jun 2012 #21

That should wipe them out LiberalEsto Jun 2012 #16

Koch sells a hell of a lot of gas, but not under their name Omaha Steve Jun 2012 #18

I am totally against a boycott...NO BOCOTT..here is why.. Stuart G Jun 2012 #19

I wanted to boycott them a long time ago, but I just couldn't. TroglodyteScholar Jun 2012 #22