There's been some chatter on why we can't have a one-day national consumer strike

[Aviation Pro]

My contrarian take on the subject is that we don't need to. Using my household as an example, we are covering ongoing costs and have made no major purchases outside of a couple of repair work items since Jan. 20th. In the meantime, we are stockpiling the liquidity as a bulwark against what is inevitably going to happen by Q4.

If millions of individual households adopt this strategy, it will have far more consequences than a one-day strike and will sink the fucking pedophile's numbers even further.

And based on the reporting I’ve seen—it’s already underway.

[Haggard Celine]

1. I guess I'm a contrarian too.

I don't think refraining from shopping for one day will make any difference. Most people will make up for it another day. Not buying nonessential items would probably have more of an effect. I wish more of us, including myself, were more independent and able to make do without fast food and other junk. We all need to save as much as possible, too. The more we're able to care for ourselves, the more economic power we have.

[Ocelot II]

2. Exactly. If I don't buy anything today but will still need the same things tomorrow

I'll buy them tomorrow. It wouldn't make any difference at all in the long run.

[Fiendish Thingy]

3. Well, eventually it won't be an option

Once the country, and the world heads into a tariff induced recession with double digit inflation.

Right now, the markets are taking advantage of the chaos and doing well, but once Trump finishes proving to himself “I’m not a TACO!” and fully implements his tariffs (assuming the courts don’t stop him), then we will see the great unraveling.

With the full rollout of the tariffs delayed until this fall, it may not be until mid-2026 that a recession is declared, but that will still be enough time for a blue tsunami in the midterms.