Sunday, December 05, 2004

Holiday Spending Guide

If you'd like to consider a company's politics when deciding where to spend your holiday dollars this year, Donkey Rising has a guide to corporate political giving. Here's five from each side:

Democrats:

  • Price Club/Costco donated $225K, of which 99% went to democrats;
  • Rite Aid, $517K, 60% to democrats;
  • Magla Products (Stanley tools, Mr. Clean), $22K, 100% to democrats;
  • Warnaco (undergarments), $55K, 73% to democrats;
  • Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia, $153K, 99% to democrats;
(Makes you wonder if her prosecution wasn't politically motivated)


Republicans:
  • WalMart, $467K, 97% to republicans;
  • K-Mart, $524K, 86% to republicans;
  • Home Depot, $298K, 89% to republicans;
  • Target, $226K, 70% to republicans;
  • Circuit City Stores, $261K, 95% to republicans;

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