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In response to "I refuse to eat at Burger King after they became tax dodgers. Never again -- nm" by Bacon

... You can't be serious. -- nm

Posted by Beryllium (scream.) (aka grayman) Nov 7 '14, 19:39

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Yep, they are on our official boycott list -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 19:40 13
- That must be a ducking long list, is my point. -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 7, 19:41 12
  - about the same size as then one used to boycot GMO foods i'd guess -- nm - DaneDukeNuuk Nov 8, 00:45
  - I find it easy to boycott BK, as I've only eaten there about ten times in my life. - tobor.2 Nov 7, 20:05 3
    - I think I bought a burger there in Baker on my way back from Vegas the other day. There was - Meg Nov 7, 20:08 2
      - Pretty much the only reason I do there. Everything else is closed. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 7, 20:10 1
        
        On second thought it may have been Carl's Jr. It had a halfway decent restroom and a cheap burger :) -- nm - Meg Nov 7, 20:17
  - It's not like I am boycotting burgers, I can go to Wendy's, Burgerville, McDonalds, Five Guys, -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 19:42 6
    - Pretty much every corporation and brand you interact with on a daily basis has a team of accountants trying to find and exploit tax loopholes. -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 7, 19:52 5
      - Microsoft (and many other tech cos) operated for years in Ireland for this reason. -- nm - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 7, 19:53 4
        
        I boycott em as I find em -- nm - Bacon Nov 7, 19:55 3
        
        Right. So your list must be rather long. Looks like this article is what you're mostly concerned about, and it names a few. -- (link) - Beryllium (scream.) Nov 7, 20:04 2
        
        yep. We were going to boycott Walgreen's and I had cashed out my reward points but they caved to pressure - Bacon mobile Nov 7, 20:17 1
        
        And Durbin got reelected. -- nm - tobor.2 Nov 7, 20:33

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