Would a "stop buying everything" campaign to slow the economy

mistertrickster

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:11 PM
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Would a "stop buying everything" campaign to slow the economy

help defeat BushCo or would it just steam people off, do you think?

If it would work, when would be the ideal time to kick it off?

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Caution

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:17 PM
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1. terrible idea

regardless of the election, a slowing of the economy would hurt countless families. Maybe you could afford it, but millions in this country would be devastated by further economic erosion.

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el_gato

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:18 PM
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2. i don't know if it would help defeat bushco

but it just might save the planet

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Another Bill C.

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Mon Mar-01-04 01:28 PM
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3. That project is in place already.

It's called the Bush Administration.

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maggrwaggr

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Wed Mar-03-04 03:03 AM
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4. the only people who would participate

would be the people who don't buy anything except what they need anyway.

Like me.

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mctrotter5

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Thu Mar-04-04 01:13 PM
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5. Stop buying goods produced by outsourcing could make a point.

A campaign to buy only goods and goods produced by outsourcing and by companies evading taxes by basing off shore would seem to meet both a criteria for education and support Senator Dodd's amendment to change tax laws to stop the rewarding of companies who take jobs out of the US. What do others think?

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Hotler

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Sun Mar-07-04 11:40 AM
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6. I think it would work.

They say our biggest voice and vote is with our wallets. I say vote early, vote often. Support mom&pop businesses only. If we could get a shit load of people to cancel their cell phones, stop going to pro sport events. Boycott the big stores and restaurants. Buy no cars, appliances, Nike's/Reebok's etc., computers, etc, etc..... Shrub is counting on the consumers to keep spending. Shut down the spending and make him look bad. I'd get rid of cable if it wasn't for c-span.

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