Speakeasy forum: FWIW...More Chick-Fil-A

.....as came out when that Congressman claimed they represented 90% of their budget or something, then admitted he lied (it was closer to 3% I believe).

That aside, I think one big difference is that people who contribute to Planned Parenthood and/or take advantage of their services know where there money is going. People going into Chick-Fil-A probably didn't before this story broke.

Here's one good example -- several of the same corporations helped sponsor both the Democratic and Republican conventions this year. So no matter which side you're on, you have a beef.

Then you also get into the issue of companies that are subsidiaries of other companies -- for example do you stop buying Reynolds Wrap because their parent is a tobacco company?

I do make some effort to be aware of who is supporting what. For example, I was looking for online backup services awhile back, and one was getting pretty good reviews. Further reading revealed that they were a major sponsor of the Rush Limbaugh show. I went with someone else. (That company has since dropped their advertising on his program.)

I think it's more clear-cut when it's a store you can walk into and buy something, and then choose not to because of an objection you have to what they do with their profits.

The last time I was looking for work, my recruiters asked if I had any ethical/political objections before they began a job search for me. I gave them a quick list.

Business was slower than usual today.

When they came out against gay rights, their business doubled for one month.

I'm sure there is a message there somewhere.

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....so it's not surprising that they would have a lot of support for their anti-gay stance.

The map bears that out if you look at how many franchises there are in each state.

I also know (roughly) which of those states are "red" or "blue" politically. Look at the number of franchises in Texas, for example, then look at the number in New York.

Just saying that's how it happens to be. Therefore it stands to reason that a large percentage of their regular customers likely share their views about homosexuality.