Your Retail Dollars Could Help Elect Our Next President

Consumerist has an interesting little item on where a percentage of your retail dollars might be going:

When you buy a light bulb at Home Depot or a pair of pants at Walmart, you probably don't give much thought to the political leanings of said light bulb or said pants. Nevertheless, retail outlets, airlines, electronics manufactures, and record company executives do make campaign contributions, and when they do, we can look it up.

For example, Consumerist reports that the Home Depot seems to give a portion of your paint or sheetrock purchase to Republicans, while Steve Jobs gives to Dems.

I guess the point is that people who hold particularly strong political views might want to consider where some of their money is headed. Of course, that detail just might be one too many layers to be concerned with - except for those types who quiz their plumbers, accountants, and/or appliance repairmen on their political affinities before hiring them.