> Starbucks doesn't care at all about your opinions. My opinions that Starbucks doesn't care about: * How much foreign aid the US should send to Liberia * Wh

> Starbucks doesn't care at all about your opinions. My opinions that Starbucks doesn't care about: * How much foreign aid the US should send to Liberia * Which model of surfboard is best * Contract negotiations at the local school district My opinions that Starbucks cares a lot about: * How much I like their coffee in comparison to other coffee I drink * How the purchase process went * How much I like spending time in their store Starbucks cares very much about my opinions when it matters to them. Whereas government, local or otherwise, couldn't care less about me. > You actually likely have more influence over the running of your own local government than your local franchise coffee shop. Clearly you haven't had to deal with an HOA, much less local government.