3M among corporations giving to pro-Emmer group MN Forward

Did anyone ever consider that maybe these businesses want a pro-business governor in this state?

Every business owner should donote to Tom Emmer’s campaign.

Here is Tom’s donations page;
https://www.completecampaigns.com/public.asp?name=EmmerTom&page=1

[...] and instead track MN Forward’s spending, there’s a different narrative at play. As the Minnesota Independent notes, 95 percent of all MN Forward’s expenditures go toward electing Tom Emmer governor, with [...]

Republicans are not pro-business. They are pro-CEO and Wall Street banker. There is a huge difference.

Some of these companies donating are not stalwart icons of conservatism. I think the trend just shows how much of a mess democrooks have made of the economy.

I think the above article and the favorable comments from the “amen corner” show how brain-dead the Republican Party, and their business supporters are. All they have left are nasty comments, insults and lots of phoney money. I’m beginning to think another Great Depression is inevitable.

[...] 3M among corporations giving to pro-Emmer group MN ForwardMinnesota IndependentSeptember 22, 2010 [...]

>>>> I’m beginning to think another Great Depression is inevitable.

We agree on that but for different reasons. If you go back and study GD1 you had a namby pamby Republican president followed by a psychopath democrook. A one-two punch.

I understand that those of you who work in government wouldn’t know what drives the free enterprise system, it’s just too bad that you people get to vote and screw it up for everybody.

“Target’s donation later became the prime example for the dangers of corporate political activity after the Supreme Court’s Citizens United ruling.”

The boycott against Target didn’t work. That a few hundred leftists caused any change in Target sales is a myth.

The Businesses who donate to political candidates have made a business decision to spend the money that comes from their customers on particular candidates. As a customer it is my money they are spending. Therefore, it would be politically irresponsible of me to buy products from businesses who oppose political candidates that I support. I didn’t ask these companies to enter the world of politics. I would prefer that businesses would not spend their general funds on politics. But, if they do it is my right and my duty to research who the business supports and only shop with businesses who promote my political best interest.

As a 3M shareholder, I resent the company donating shareholder money to a right-wing anti-gay bigot like Mr. Emmer.

Absolutely well said, Vivian. These donations are an example of why unlimited corporate money in elections is corrosive. A CEO’s fiduciary responsibility is, pure and simple, make as much money as possible while going up to and over the legal line if you can get away with it. To do any less is unacceptable. What entity is to stand on the side of the citizenry and hold corporations accountable? Our elected government. But because the Republicans relentlessly block campaign finance reform, we now have a government bought and paid for by the wealthy. The solution is to work for good government, but the reactionaries believe that government can never be good. Leaving the citizenry in the clutches of the “invisible hand” of the marketplace- good luck with that. And the tea baggers wave their signs and cheer for dominance of corporations and the end of government.

I don’t care if my refusal to ever buy another roll of scotch tape, or other 3M products has any impact on its bottom line. I don’t care if Target prospers or if Best Buy becomes the only electronics store left. I simply refuse to buy products which are for all intents and purposes derived from the motive and expectation of getting something back in return. If I lived in Nazi Germany, I wouldn’t buy a Daimler car or Volkswagen or Bayer product for the same reason. Just as these corporations were corrupted for supporting the rise of the Nazi Party, these corporations are corrupt for doing the same. I refuse to be a part of it.

Some of the comments here are pretty funny. People are acting like corporations have never had an interest in politics before. Since the democratic party has all but openly declared war on the private sector I think you people here are going to run out of places to shop as businesses support candidates that are pro business, and pro employment.

Of course they’ve had an interest in politics, but never before have they been able to give this kind of money, thanks to the Citizens United ruling. As for the rest of your comments, they’re just generalized GOP talking points: just Matt blowin’ off steam.

3M has made major manufacturing investments outside of the State of Mn for the past 20 years. If we get a Guv AND a legislature that aren’t petty and jealous of the success of businesses and who don’t see business profits as evil and as a thing to take in order to promote their brand of social justice, then maybe this state has a chance to grow and gain new private investment. If not, we are screwed. VOTE EMMER!

Silly me. I didn’t know that education, transportation infrastructure, health services, law enforcement and prisons, and so on constitute “brand of social justice”; I always thought these were “basic government services” that we all need and use, even businesses, too, and which needs to be funded and paid for. Sheesh.

Lane,

Yes, you are silly. Have you heard of Welfare, subsidized mortgages, food stamps, subsidized housing, and a few dozen more examples that I don’t have time to mention. I guess you enjoy taking money from those who risk, work, and earn and giving it to those who don’t.

It’s interesting, fromo, that you mention “subsidized mortgages” because as far as I know almost every mortgage in the US since 1945 at leat has been “subsidized” by the interest deduction in the IRCode. I don’t if there is anyone in the USA whose housing has not been subsidized in some direct or indirect way by government whether it is interest deductions, or subsidized sewer and water or something. Are you aware that food stamps are a way of subsidizing not the recipients but the farmers who grow the food which is purchased with food stamps? We can disagree and argue about whether these subsidies achieve what they intend but spare me the “taking money from those who risk, work and earn” sermons. The biggest frauds are the rich who such the most off of government. That’s how the astute person gets rich these days. If you are amoral or immoral enough to do it.

jonerik,

The MN Housing Authority is out actively seeking borrowers for low/no down payment loans. They are spending money advertising on TV. These are the type of loans supported by The Dems that have sunk our economy and caused the government to bail out banks to the tune of hundreds of Billions of Dollars. And quite (Barney) frankly, the whole bill for Fannie and Freddie has not come due yet.

@Dennis – so what you’re saying is who cares about the gays, it’s all about the businesses? Really, are you saying we should sacrifice the gays? Isn’t it nice to know that you don’t have to worry about your obvious rights and equality – do you really have the heart of Scrooge, sir?