We’ve been hearing a lot about “woke corporations” so we thought we’d check in on how those corporate pledges about not donating to insurrectionists are holding up.
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Toyota said in January that "Given recent events and the horrific attack on the U.S. Capitol, we are assessing our future PAC criteria.” Since then, it’s given a total of $51,000 to 34 different members who voted to reject the results of the election.
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Koch Industries said they would take into account “the civility of candidates” before donating to them. But it’s donated a total of $12,500 to five different members who voted to reject the results of the election.
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Cigna said in January that it was discontinuing any donations to people who supported violence on January 6th. But it’s now donated a total of $12,500 to seven members who rejected the results of the election.
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And it’s not just individual corporations. Some industry groups which represent corporations in Washington have apparently also decided to forget the insurrection...
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The Air Line Pilots Association condemned the violence on January 6th, but then gave $36,000 to 15 insurrectionists. The National Association of Realtors paused political giving in January, but then gave $31,500 to 29 insurrectionists.
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All in all, more than 200 companies have kept their promises to keep their money instead of giving it to insurrectionists. That’s good. But the real solution is campaign finance reform. Yes, you guessed it, that’s in the For the People Act.
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Yeah. All of these companies will go back to giving $ to Republicans and insurrectionists just as soon as possible. Profits always overcome ethics. It’s the darkside of capitalism.
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And one of them is our
#MI01 rep who is unrepentant about supporting the#Insurrectionists who tried to replace our votes with a riot on#jan6. His voters are demanding that donors to keep their promises and#defundBergman Shame on@Toyota And thanks to@CREWcrewThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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Lip Service? You asked for it, you got it, Toyota...
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Toyota supports the
#GQP so I support someone other than Toyota. If they change, I will consider my choices.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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