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idk i've heard a lot of noise on companies paying for female employees to get abortions if they're unavailable in-state and imo it's a pretty good benefit in states with overly draconian laws. so i'm sort of hoping micron (and other companies who choose to expand in states that infringe on people's freedom) will announce a similar program to help employees access and exercise their gun rights.

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Are gun rights particularly related or is this just an axe to grind?

He seems like a troll but it is curious that such a deal would go through this late in the election cycle, too late to affect races the way it could have in July.

With the exception of the Governor, most of the folks getting face time and taking credit for this either aren't up for election this year, or are running unopposed (or only facing token opposition).

Any company supporting a state or country that is flagrantly violating the natural human rights of its citizens should be called out.

sure, they're a big part of the reason i turned down an otherwise good position in new york state (along with higher taxes making it less competitive, not a big fan of the weather and don't much like the culture as a lifelong Texan).

Where's the logic here? Encouraging employees to abort their babies is in a company's economic interests so that's hardly a surprise. What makes you think gun ownership and use would be beneficial to them?

Replacing a dead employee is more expensive than simply setting up a company where your employees are more likely to stay alive. Also an employee proving their self defense case to the state will have fantastic retention due to the financial costs involved.

If avoiding dead employees is the goal, then setting up shop in a state with strict gun laws is the right decision. New York is consistently in the top-5 for lowest per capita firearm related deaths. New York scores very well for pretty much all preventable causes of death.

https://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/stats_of_the_states.htm

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