They're getting tax cuts. Why are we still giving them our consumer dollars?

[Hotler]

We have yet to exercise the full power and leverage of our monies. Consumer dollars flow up and we can control that flow. We can turn the flow up or down. Spending boycotts, consumer sanctions, whatever you want to call them can work and all it takes is participation. This would be a good weekend to keep our wallets and pocketbooks closed except for necessities.
Let MAGA voters float the economy this July 4th.

The Bud Light boycott was a spending boycott and it was successful, why? Because MAGA threw themselves at it. We can be successful too. It takes very little effort to not spend money.
For Bud Light ref. https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/companies/home-depot-issues-stark-response-to-customer-boycott-fury/ar-AA1HPJhx?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=4f4a06ae494b4a17bfbe21a248941537&ei=21

Per The Daily Beast, No Kings’ Was Biggest Protest in U.S. History: Data Analyst.
https://www.thedailybeast.com/data-guru-g-elliott-morris-says-up-to-6-million-people-attended-no-kings-anti-donald-trump-protests/
Estimated 4-6 million people.
If 5 million of those people cut $25.00 a week ($3.57/per day) from their spending = $125 million x 4-weeks = $500 million a month not going into the fascist economy. That could be $500 million staying in our pockets.
Granted this won't collapse the fascist regime but, it can send a strong message that we have power too. Fuck with us and we turn the dial up to $50.00 a week.
That's no chump change. Organized crime doesn't like their money supply messed with.
Not all resistance movements have to be in the streets. Some can be from the safety and comfort of home.

Don't like guns? Then fight with your consumer dollar. No conceal carry permit needed.


Thank for listening to my rant.
Be well, be safe and watch your six.

[mimitabby]

1. So who are we not paying?

I’m not clear

[Scrivener7]

2. I despair of people ever understanding this. Our use of their products is what gives them power.

Stop using their shit and we take away their power.

Prepare for a hundred "That'll never work!" or "my using product X doesn't have anything to do with enriching the owners of product X!" comments.

We are our own worst enemy.

[SSJVegeta]

3. Seriously. We already paid them.

[kimbutgar]

4. I check the goodsunite us site and app all the time

If the company is red I won’t buy from it. I haven’t brought an item from Amazon since Bezos bended the knee but my husband won’t let me get rid of the prime video (boo) but this past Christmas I didn’t buy one item from them. Walmart, Home Depot, in and out burger to name a few more are ones I will not shop at. I’ve been buying from eBay but not red state sellers little things.

[LSparkle]

5. YES YES YES!

[C_U_L8R]

6. Exactly.

We can give them the tax cut they so badly want... by choking off their revenue and ditching their precious stocks. Karma MFers.

[dickthegrouch]

7. They need the revenue on which not to pay taxes