Just in time for tax season:
A stampede seems to be on the way as more and more groups break ties and dump ALEC. Intuit, Inc. (maker of Quicken and QuickBooks accounting software) told the Center for Media and Democracy (CMD) that Intuit also decided not to renew its membership after it expired in 2011. That comment came from Bernie McKay, Vice President of Government Affairs. He gave this response when CMD identified that Intuit was no longer listed on the board and contacted the company. CMD began its effort to spotlight Intuit and other corporate funders and tie these corporations to the ALEC agenda when it launched ALECexposed.org in July 2011.
Kraft Foods also announced that it won’t renew its membership in ALEC when it expires this spring, according to an email from Kraft Corporate Affairs Director Susan Davison. These announcements follow on the news that Coca-Cola and Pepsi are out.
Intuit’s McKay explained to CMD that the company doesn’t “usually issue statements about membership in any organization” and declined to comment further. According to Reuters, Kraft’s emailed statement explained, “Our membership in ALEC expires this spring and for a number of reasons, including limited resources, we have made the decision not to renew.”
Here is a list of some of the best-known consumer brands who pay ALEC to push a right-wing agenda in the states by writing laws designed to suppress minority voting rights, expand gun ownership and restrict health care access and women’s rights:
| Amazon American Express AmericaWest Airlines Anheuser-Busch AT&T Bank of America Bayer Comcast Coors Dell |
FedEx Ford Frito-Lay Fruit of the Loom GEICO General Electric General Mills General Motors HP JC Penney Kentucky Fried Chicken (Parent) |
Mary Kay Cosmetics Microsoft Miller Brewing Nestle USA Outback Steak House Pizza Hut (Parent) Sara Lee SBC Seagrams Sony |
State Farm Taco Bell(Parent) Time Warner The Travelers TRW United Airlines UPS Variety (Parent) Verizon Visa Walgreens Wal-Mart Wendy’s |
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