{"id":1899087,"date":"2023-03-16T10:13:17","date_gmt":"2023-03-16T14:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/depoliticizing-our-economy-is-a-two-way-street\/"},"modified":"2023-03-16T10:36:31","modified_gmt":"2023-03-16T14:36:31","slug":"depoliticizing-our-economy-is-a-two-way-street","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/depoliticizing-our-economy-is-a-two-way-street\/","title":{"rendered":"Depoliticizing Our Economy Is A Two-Way Street"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdepoliticizing-our-economy-is-a-two-way-street%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1899087&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div>\n<div class=\"css-1q6vh8y\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"css-1tiy79n\">\n<div>\n<p>Calvin Coolidge made the following observation to the American Society of Newspaper Editors in 1925. &#8220;After all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing, and prospering in the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"css-j7qwjs\">\n<div id=\"post-body-text\">\n<div class=\"e1nzmkc90 css-ls1ioq\" style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"css-160lw9c e1nzmkc91\">\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Unfortunately, it&#8217;s more common for factors that have nothing to with business to determine who <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Get<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to do business. Many find it difficult to do business in America because of ideological litmus test, cancel culture, or de-banking.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Last year, without notice or explanation, JPMorgan Chase closed the account of the National Committee for Religious Freedom \u2014 a nonprofit advocacy group that exists to defend the right of everyone in America to live their faith freely. Sam Brownback, an ex-U.S. senator, is the chairman of NCRF. Senator (R.Kansas), Republican governor, U.S. ambassador at-large for International Religious Freedom. Brownback explained that Chase required NCRF disclosure of a list listing donors who contributed 10% to its operating budget in order to review the account closure.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What chance does a small-business owner have of getting information from a former Governor Brownback to open a checking account?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is anti-American. If a society requires that one adheres to a certain worldview in order to get business services, then we are on the path to the Chinese Communist Party&#8217;s credit scoring system. If a person realizes that they are headed in the wrong direction, there is only one way to get back on track.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nearly 100 year after President Coolidge made his assessment, it seems that the American people&#8217;s chief business is to insert politics into all aspects of their lives. Although there are some aspects of the roaring 20s that we should avoid, it is important to not repeat them. We need to move back to a cultural perspective of politics. <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">One<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> American life instead of the American way of life <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">entirety, <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be a way to let some steam out of the current pressures on the civic sphere.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While the stakes of each election seem greater than the last, our Balkanization is continuing its rapid acceleration. Civil discourse seems like an old but distant memory as our rhetoric becomes more savage. Even the ability to take part in the economy is now a matter of politics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Many consumers, if they are not majority, would prefer to be able to make decisions again based on which company provides the best service or product. Because so many corporations have loudly gotten into the national political conversation about controversial topics, far-Left activists have boycotted Chick-fil-A just as Right-leaning activists have boycotted Disney. Liberals might prefer Starbucks coffee and conservatives may prefer Black Rifle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It would be great to decide based on the best chicken sandwich or the best cup of coffee, without worrying about whether our money will go to advocacy that restricts our freedoms or cancelling the card we plan to use to purchase it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It is possible to depoliticize our economy in two ways. Businesses need to realize that a healthy corporate culture is vital. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Culture<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Respect all employees, regardless of their ideology. Avoid pushing political agendas that could alienate large portions of their customer base. Customers will be able keep their vote at the ballot box, and out of the marketplace by depoliticizing corporation America.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With a modicum of courage, titans of industry \u2014 particularly technology and financial services firms \u2014 could lead the way in a return to normalcy that would benefit all citizens and the bottom line. As President Coolidge said, &#8220;We could get back to business as normal in America.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lathan Watts, a law graduate from the University of Mississippi School of Law is vice president of public relations. <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Alliance Defending Freedom<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">@ADFLegal<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">).<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>The opinions expressed in this piece are solely those of the author. They do not necessarily reflect those of The Daily Wire.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&#8220;From <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailywire.com\/news\/depoliticizing-our-economy-is-a-two-way-street\">Depoliticizing Our Economy Is A Two-Way Street<\/a>&#8221;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 11px;\"><em>&#8220;The views and opinions expressed here are solely those of the author of the article and not necessarily shared or endorsed by Conservative News Daily&#8221;<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Getty Images \u2014 Opinion \u2014Depoliticizing Our Economy Is A Two-Way\u00a0StreetBy \u00a0Lathan WattsDailyWire.comFacebookTwitterMailIn 1925, addressing the American Society of Newspaper Editors, President Calvin Coolidge remarked, \u201cAfter all, the chief business of the American people is business. They are profoundly concerned with producing, buying, selling, investing, and prospering in the world.\u201dSadly, it\u2019s growing more and more common<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1067,"featured_media":1899089,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Depoliticizing Our Economy Is A Two-Way Street","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[21877,9168,4355,21878],"class_list":["post-1899087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire","tag-depoliticizing","tag-economy","tag-street","tag-two-way"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"Depoliticizing Our Economy Is A Two-Way Street","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1067"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1899087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1899087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1899089"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1899087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1899087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1899087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}