Corporate America Will Lobby For Progressive Policies — Unless It Costs Them MoneyThomas Catenacci
Reporter
April 20, 2021 7:58 PM ET
Big businesses have been vocal in supporting various progressive political causes, but have consistently stopped short of policies that would cut into profits.
“Big businesses are capitulating, they’re making an educated gamble that they’re going to side with the left,†Alfredo Ortiz, president of small business group Job Creators Network, told the Daily Caller News Foundation.
Corporations came out in droves to announce their opposition to recently-passed voting legislation in Georgia, have pulled their advertisements from conservative shows and podcasts and were quick to endorse Black Lives Matter during the 2020 protests.
Big businesses have been vocal in supporting various progressive political causes, but have consistently stopped short of policies that would cut into profits.
U.S. corporations came out in droves to announce their opposition to recently-passed voting legislation in Georgia, have pulled their advertisements from conservative shows and podcasts, were quick to endorse Black Lives Matter during the 2020 protests and have signed multiple climate change pledges. But while big business has eagerly supported these progressive policies, they refuse to support the policies, like a higher minimum wage or a corporate tax increase to fund infrastructure, that would result in smaller profits.
“The right to vote is the essence of a democratic society, and the voice of every voter should be heard in fair elections that are conducted with integrity,†the Business Roundtable (BR), an association of hundreds of corporate executives, said in a March statement, addressing Georgia’s voting law. “Unnecessary restrictions on the right to vote strike at the heart of representative government.â€
Dozens of corporations including General Motors, Ford, Coca-Cola and Major League Baseball (MLB) signed a statement opposing the Georgia law last week. The statement was published in The New York Times in advertisement.
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