[TopQuark]

her family only own 4% of Heinz stock. Which means that the company is independent from her.

Poor things Nobody said she was poor.

This action is grossly unfair to almost everybody: trying to punish someone with 4% holdings while punishing 96% of the remaining owners --- widows and orphans that have Heinz stock in their portfolios. And also punishing thousands men and women working for the company. And those working for the suppliers of that company. And their families as well.

This is nothing but a mob action. It is very saddening to see that so-called conservatives take sides and spit at basic American values.

[Bonaparte]

"This is nothing but a mob action."

The free exercise of consumer choice in the marketplace is a mob action? Unfair? Spitting at basic American values?

Are you saying the American consumer owes his dollar to Heinz and is responsible for ensuring the prosperity of any particular company's investors and employees? If so, that's news to me also.

[Sun]

Boycotting Heinz when most of their factories are in other countries is a safe way to go. Other countries might not have the same kind of standards that we do in the U.S.A., and you could get sick.

Heinz has 57 factories in other countries. Is that what Heinz 57 stands for? :)

[Bonaparte]

"trying to punish someone with 4% holdings while punishing 96% of the remaining owners"

Every time you buy product X and pass up product Y, you're "punishing" the employees and shareholders of company Y. How unfair! How unjust! How heartless! Don't you realize the "Y people" have a right to your dollar? </ sarcasm >