Our host for the weekly provocative question challenge is Jewish Young Professional, aka JYP. She pointed out that today’s JYProvocative Question was, in part, inspired by this post from me about who will or won’t buy electric vehicles.

How much do political opinions/affiliations affect your purchasing decisions?

I do make a few purchasing decisions based upon political opinions and affiliations. For example, I refuse to watch Fox News, for the same reasons Jim Adams explained in his post.

I would never ever buy a pillow from the My Pillow guy. I would never buy a Tesla (even though I do drive an electric car) because of Elon Musk. I would never step foot into a Hobby Lobby store or get a chicken sandwich at a Chick-fil-A outlet.

I try to avoid buying products that are part of the conglomerate, Koch Industries. Wendy’s Burgers and Papa John’s Pizzas are out. And I won’t buy Forbes Magazine. I also won’t buy Wrangler jeans, Nike products, or Goya beans.

If I learn that a company contributes primarily to conservative or right-wing causes, or that their executives or board members support Donald Trump and other Republican candidates, I will do my best to take my business elsewhere — assuming there is a viable elsewhere.

Bottom line, to the extent possible, I put my money where my mouth is.