Yay for Missouri! This needs to continue.

Missouri Divests from BlackRock Over ‘Woke Political Agenda†https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2022/...al-agenda/

Isn't Blackrock one of HT's favorite companies? If so I'm glad they got what was coming to them.

I think states should leave politics out of it and put tax payer money into whatever makes the most money.

(10-18-2022, 05:13 PM)P1tchblack Wrote: I think states should leave politics out of it and put tax payer money into whatever makes the most money.

Which is why they are divesting from Blackrock. Because Blackrock is doing exactly that

(10-18-2022, 05:13 PM)P1tchblack Wrote: I think states should leave politics out of it and put tax payer money into whatever makes the most money.

I wouldn't expect you to understand this issue, pitch. Thanks for not disappointing.

(10-18-2022, 05:29 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:13 PM)P1tchblack Wrote: I think states should leave politics out of it and put tax payer money into whatever makes the most money.

Which is why they are divesting from Blackrock. Because Blackrock is doing exactly that

Bammer hitting the nail on the head, baby!

(10-18-2022, 05:29 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:13 PM)P1tchblack Wrote: I think states should leave politics out of it and put tax payer money into whatever makes the most money.

Which is why they are divesting from Blackrock. Because Blackrock is doing exactly that

The government has an obligation, I believe, to make the best financial investments available with tax payer money. Taking tax payer money from a good investment and putting it in a worse investment, because of politics, should piss off tax payers.

Pitch, is it OK for corporations to systematically make partisan political statements? If not, what should be done about it?

(10-18-2022, 05:40 PM)P1tchblack Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:29 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:13 PM)P1tchblack Wrote: I think states should leave politics out of it and put tax payer money into whatever makes the most money.

Which is why they are divesting from Blackrock. Because Blackrock is doing exactly that

The government has an obligation, I believe, to make the best financial investments available with tax payer money. Taking tax payer money from a good investment and putting it in a worse investment, because of politics, should piss off tax payers.

There is something called fiduciary responsibility, but thatâ€s not applicable here, I highly doubt. 

additionally, there are tax entities that support ESGs without any regard to their relative ROR. And they have the same right to do that.

(10-18-2022, 05:49 PM)Beastdog Wrote: Pitch, is it OK for corporations to systematically make partisan political statements? If not, what should be done about it?

Is it ok? Of course. Why wouldn't it be?  It's also ok for consumers to choose to spend their money elsewhere.  Governments should invest tax payer money in whatever they believe will produce the best ROI.  I don't care if it's the latest and greatest dildo company.

(10-18-2022, 05:54 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:40 PM)P1tchblack Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:29 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:13 PM)P1tchblack Wrote: I think states should leave politics out of it and put tax payer money into whatever makes the most money.

Which is why they are divesting from Blackrock. Because Blackrock is doing exactly that

The government has an obligation, I believe, to make the best financial investments available with tax payer money. Taking tax payer money from a good investment and putting it in a worse investment, because of politics, should piss off tax payers.

There is something called fiduciary responsibility, but thatâ€s not applicable here, I highly doubt. 

additionally, there are tax entities that support ESGs without any regard to their relative ROR. And they have the same right to do that.

Pitch doesn't think ESG is a legitimate concept.

(10-18-2022, 06:01 PM)P1tchblack Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:49 PM)Beastdog Wrote: Pitch, is it OK for corporations to systematically make partisan political statements? If not, what should be done about it?

Is it ok? Of course. Why wouldn't it be?  It's also ok for consumers to choose to spend their money elsewhere.  Governments should invest tax payer money in whatever they believe will produce the best ROI.  I don't care if it's the latest and greatest dildo company.

Itâ€s funny that you have no comment about this when Cali makes decisions that hurt their taxpayers by discounting doing business with Texas companies, when Illinois makes decisions that chase huge companies out of Chicago over politics …….only when conservatives do it. 

how odd. Iâ€m sure itâ€s a coincidence

(10-18-2022, 06:07 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 06:01 PM)P1tchblack Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:49 PM)Beastdog Wrote: Pitch, is it OK for corporations to systematically make partisan political statements? If not, what should be done about it?

Is it ok? Of course. Why wouldn't it be?  It's also ok for consumers to choose to spend their money elsewhere.  Governments should invest tax payer money in whatever they believe will produce the best ROI.  I don't care if it's the latest and greatest dildo company.

Itâ€s funny that you have no comment about this when Cali makes decisions that hurt their taxpayers by discounting doing business with Texas companies, when Illinois makes decisions that chase huge companies out of Chicago over politics …….only when conservatives do it. 

how odd. Iâ€m sure itâ€s a coincidence

And of course, he takes the  "ok" from my question to mean "legal" while anyone with an IQ above room temperature understood it to mean "appropriate."

(10-18-2022, 06:11 PM)Beastdog Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 06:07 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 06:01 PM)P1tchblack Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:49 PM)Beastdog Wrote: Pitch, is it OK for corporations to systematically make partisan political statements? If not, what should be done about it?

Is it ok? Of course. Why wouldn't it be?  It's also ok for consumers to choose to spend their money elsewhere.  Governments should invest tax payer money in whatever they believe will produce the best ROI.  I don't care if it's the latest and greatest dildo company.

Itâ€s funny that you have no comment about this when Cali makes decisions that hurt their taxpayers by discounting doing business with Texas companies, when Illinois makes decisions that chase huge companies out of Chicago over politics …….only when conservatives do it. 

how odd. Iâ€m sure itâ€s a coincidence

And of course, he takes the  "ok" from my question to mean "legal" while anyone with an IQ above room temperature understood it to mean "appropriate."

I said nothing about legality in my response. I already know it's not illegal  so do you. You tell me why it's not ok for corporations, legality aside, for corporations to make political statements.

(10-18-2022, 06:22 PM)P1tchblack Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 06:11 PM)Beastdog Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 06:07 PM)Alabuckeye Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 06:01 PM)P1tchblack Wrote:

(10-18-2022, 05:49 PM)Beastdog Wrote: Pitch, is it OK for corporations to systematically make partisan political statements? If not, what should be done about it?

Is it ok? Of course. Why wouldn't it be?  It's also ok for consumers to choose to spend their money elsewhere.  Governments should invest tax payer money in whatever they believe will produce the best ROI.  I don't care if it's the latest and greatest dildo company.

Itâ€s funny that you have no comment about this when Cali makes decisions that hurt their taxpayers by discounting doing business with Texas companies, when Illinois makes decisions that chase huge companies out of Chicago over politics …….only when conservatives do it. 

how odd. Iâ€m sure itâ€s a coincidence

And of course, he takes the  "ok" from my question to mean "legal" while anyone with an IQ above room temperature understood it to mean "appropriate."

I said nothing about legality in my response. I already know it's not illegal  so do you. You tell me why it's not ok for corporations, legality aside, for corporations to make political statements.

In post 1 he said it WAS ok….