Boycotts are an age-old institution in the U.S., based upon collective responses to some practice of the company in question. It doesn't need a lot of debate, and it doesn't need mayors telling a company they can't come to town. If the company staff is smart they'll do some advance research and determine whether they'd be able to make any money in that community.

It can become an ingrained practice - I still don't buy Gallo wine or Nestle products, all of these years after what they were doing (fair wages for workers, and sending baby formula to Africa) has long since ceased to happen.

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