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Skidmore

(37,364 posts) Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:15 PM Mar 2015

Walmart Asks Arkansas Governor To Veto Religion Freedom Bill

Well, well, well.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2015/03/31/walmart-arkansas_n_6981348.html

March 31 (Reuters) - The chief executive officer of Wal-Mart Stores Inc on Tuesday asked the governor of Arkansas to veto a religious freedom measure, saying the bill approved by lawmakers earlier in the day undermines "the spirit of inclusion" in the state.

Doug McMillon, the chief executive officer for the company based in Arkansas, in a tweet requested that Governor Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, veto the legislation.

(Reporting by Jon Herskovitz; Editing by Lisa Shumaker)

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Walmart Asks Arkansas Governor To Veto Religion Freedom Bill (Original Post) Skidmore Mar 2015 OP

Kick... Agschmid Mar 2015 #1

We will see how this works. Thinkingabout Mar 2015 #2

THIS is big. raven mad Mar 2015 #3

it is Liberal_in_LA Mar 2015 #4

I would love to see the the state reps in Arkansas who introduced the bill and LiberalArkie Mar 2015 #5

Wow! I never thought I'd see the day that Walmart did something that... MANative Mar 2015 #6

Every once in a while that happens. Stuart G Mar 2015 #8

Yeah, same here! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #11

Strange Days indeed when I find myself on the same side as Walmart. n/t Avalux Mar 2015 #7

Yeah, same here! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2015 #10

My reaction entirely. Jester Messiah Mar 2015 #14

Most CEOs are smarter than governors and politicians IMO, at least the ones I've been around. They RKP5637 Mar 2015 #9

This is a surprise. herding cats Mar 2015 #12

Not surprising Glitterati Mar 2015 #13

What the Pence Laws did not perceive is that this would hit the pocket books of their libdem4life Mar 2015 #15

The next step lakercub Mar 2015 #16

Hmmm... Gov. Hutchinson seems to be waffling on the bill. KamaAina Apr 2015 #17

Agschmid

(28,749 posts)

1. Kick...

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:19 PM

Mar 2015

An interesting trend.

Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)

2. We will see how this works.

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Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:21 PM

Mar 2015

raven mad

(4,940 posts)

3. THIS is big.

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:23 PM

Mar 2015

Liberal_in_LA

(44,397 posts)

4. it is

Reply to raven mad (Reply #3)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:25 PM

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LiberalArkie

(15,730 posts)

5. I would love to see the the state reps in Arkansas who introduced the bill and

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:31 PM

Mar 2015

the state reps in Indiana who introduced theirs have some of the same donors

MANative

(4,112 posts)

6. Wow! I never thought I'd see the day that Walmart did something that...

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:31 PM

Mar 2015

caused me to not think badly of them.

Stuart G

(38,453 posts)

8. Every once in a while that happens.

Reply to MANative (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:35 PM

Mar 2015

This time "it" did something correct.
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RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

11. Yeah, same here! n/t

Reply to MANative (Reply #6)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:38 PM

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Avalux

(35,015 posts)

7. Strange Days indeed when I find myself on the same side as Walmart. n/t

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:33 PM

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RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

10. Yeah, same here! n/t

Reply to Avalux (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:38 PM

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Jester Messiah

(4,711 posts)

14. My reaction entirely.

Reply to Avalux (Reply #7)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 09:49 PM

Mar 2015

Yay... Walmart? I think...? :-/

RKP5637

(67,112 posts)

9. Most CEOs are smarter than governors and politicians IMO, at least the ones I've been around. They

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:37 PM

Mar 2015

know that introducing religion into a business strategy can be a disaster.

CEOs want to maximize revenue share and letting religion F up your business model is stupid. Most companies want to be inclusive and diverse selling into many segments. Of course not all are this way, some have some quirks, but the ones looking at staying power, particularly international firms are not going to get into absurd religious wars.

herding cats

(19,568 posts)

12. This is a surprise.

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 08:46 PM

Mar 2015

Once I manage to get my mouth stop hanging open I may be able to articulate something worthy of my shock.

Glitterati

(3,182 posts)

13. Not surprising

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 09:10 PM

Mar 2015

Do you REALLY think Walmart wants an Indiana style boycott?

They sure as hell stand to lose a LOT more than the State of Indiana by infuriating gays and their supporters.

They are clearly more exposed.

libdem4life

(13,877 posts)

15. What the Pence Laws did not perceive is that this would hit the pocket books of their

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 09:53 PM

Mar 2015

buddies. Well, there you have it. That draws the line. Walmart. Go figure.

lakercub

(659 posts)

16. The next step

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Tue Mar 31, 2015, 10:05 PM

Mar 2015

is for the corporations that have been publicly bashing Indiana (and now Arkansas) to tell any politician that drafts or votes for a bigot law that they will pour cash into the coffers of their opponents.

Until we can get campaign finance reform, it would at least be nice to see corporate money go to a good cause.

KamaAina

(78,249 posts)

17. Hmmm... Gov. Hutchinson seems to be waffling on the bill.

Reply to Skidmore (Original post)

Wed Apr 1, 2015, 01:03 PM

Apr 2015

Coincidence? I think not.

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