Does Sam's Club really support Voting Rights?
Sam's Club is owned by Walmart
Walmart's position on voting rights is poor because they don't support measures that would make it easier for people to vote. For example, they don't support early voting or voting by mail.
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Johnson attempted to participate in a plot to discard millions of voters in his home state of Wisconsin and neighboring Michigan, and install Trump for a second term. Despite Johnson's role in the effort to overturn the election, he is receiving financial support from major corporations — including corporations that condemned the events of January 6 and the efforts to install Trump for a second term.
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It's been nearly five months since the attack on the United States Capitol. But in many respects, nothing has changed. None of the 147 Republicans who voted to overturn the election on January 6 — fueling the lie that motivated the attack — have expressed contrition or remorse. Several have attempted to
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Target has poor voting rights policies because the company does not allow employees to unionize. This means that employees do not have a say in their working conditions or wages, which can be quite poor. Additionally, Target has been known to fire employees who speak out against the company or try to unionize.
Kroger
Kroger's position on voting rights is that all Americans should have the right to vote. The company believes that everyone who is eligible to vote should be able to do so without any barriers. Kroger also believes that voting is a fundamental right and that everyone should have an opportunity to participate in the electoral process.