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Showing Original Post only (View all)If you want to make the next 4 years tolerable. [View all]
Here is my suggestion. Stop spending. The low hanging fruit is things like Tesla, Amazon, and other high dollar supporters of MAGATs. They call us the elites so let's show them the power of the purse. Save your money. Let the economy crater over the next 4 years. These people that voted on the economy will see exactly how bad the MAGATs are at managing an economy that is running up against a strong headwind. Kick it all off on Inauguration Day with a pledge to buy nothing on January 20th. We have the power if only we decide to use it. And there is nothing they can do to combat this protest. What good are tariffs if nobody is buying anything? We control the economy. Let's use that power.
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I'm hoping being in Chicago will help. But, honestly, those monsters will probably cut off all
mucifer
Friday
#102
I guess it will depend on things like whether or not you're planning to get pregnant or you think you may be deported.
Native
Friday
#103
Our Governor literally had to buy PPE from China because trump wouldn't send it to IL
mucifer
Friday
#104
Oh yeah, i remember that! I'm having such a hard time wrapping my head around everything that is to come.
Native
Friday
#105
and if you look at the profile who suggested this, he has dual citizenship so it is easy for him to say goodbye and
JohnSJ
Friday
#83
I'm not a dude. As a woman, I've been a second class citizen my whole life. Black men had the vote before women did.
Native
Friday
#106
First of all your profile didn't indicate your gender, and I was talking generically. Second, your profile states you
JohnSJ
Friday
#107
Oh, I plan to do what I can, but I'm not going down with a sinking ship. And let me ask how this is any different
Native
Friday
#111
What's the link to? Blind links are a hazard. Provide some information about it.
live love laugh
Thursday
#45
"The consumer creates jobs." Exactly. No smart business person is going to invest into a
Exp
Thursday
#51
Oh, by all means. I think the point of the OP or some of the responses is to know who our money is going to
Seeking Serenity
Thursday
#12
You can stop spending extravagantly, but unless you live on Pitcairn, you can't really stop spending.
DFW
Thursday
#7
"There are other ways, though, and most are considered more effective, even if they involve spending money."
Sogo
Friday
#91
That problem will twke care of itself once his economic policies overwhelm the economy he is inheriting.
BannonsLiver
Thursday
#13
I don't see much value in more hardships when they are going to do all the heavy lifting
TheKentuckian
Thursday
#26
Buying from each other is not going to impact the economy one way or the other
Joe Nation
Thursday
#43
The power of our consume dollar is available 24/7-365, our votes only every 2-4 years. Think about it,
Hotler
Thursday
#61
I'm going to ignore television news and opinion as I have been for the past two decades...
hunter
Thursday
#67
problem is Trump may actually WANT to crash the economy, like really bad, with food riots. Then he can enact martial law
LymphocyteLover
Friday
#92
I'm just watching Netflix for foreseeable future. Just watched all the Narco series plus similar shows from Colombia.
Pepsidog
Friday
#94