Another reason companies should stay out of politics

[WVPATX]

Credit Suisse just downgraded Starbucks to essentially a hold position from a strong buy based on brand value.

https://theconservativetreehouse.co...ter-announcing-opposition-to-president-trump/

Again, in such a polarized country, why tick off half of your potential customers?

 

[Keyser76]

They put principles above their profits I guess. At least they aren't using religion to deny service to anyone. Have you ever played in that conservative treehouse?

 

[WVPATX]

They put principles above their profits I guess. At least they aren't using religion to deny service to anyone. Have you ever played in that conservative treehouse?

A company is there to serve its shareholders. Ticking off half the country does not serve their shareholders. When Starbucks pledged to hire 10,000 migrants while not saying anything about hiring veterans that served for our country, they lost customers and brand loyalty.

Form a non-profit to put principles about shareholders.

Lastly, I guess in your mind a Jewish t-shirt maker must be forced to product pro-nazi, pro-death camp t-shirts, anti-God t-shirts? Or a Muslim butcher forced to provide pork for their customers? We do have a second amendment in this country and SCOTUS will eventually sort out this nonsense.