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April 9 is Indonesia's Election Day. Starbucks announces it will give a free cup of coffee to voters. This leads blogger Multibrand to ask if Starbucks is sponsoring the Indonesian elections.
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I’m really dumbfounded by how cynical Starbucks is by continuing to soft-bribe people into voting, when it’s illegal in a lot of countries for very good reasons.