Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
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Buy Nothing Day

Tags: activism, economics, holiday, shopping
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je_reviens

Re: BND

je_reviens

November 28 2009, 01:23:41 UTC 11 years ago

I do agree with you on over commercialism except I think in this economy staying home is unnecessary. Stores offer jobs to people who desperately need a paycheck. Manufacturers also employ large numbers of people -- even if the factory is in China the administrative offices are here in the US.

If one doesn't HAVE money then I don'[t advocate spending, of course! But in this very bad economy refusing to push money through the system just makes it worse, not better.
ysabetwordsmith

Re: BND

ysabetwordsmith

November 28 2009, 02:52:07 UTC 11 years ago

>>But in this very bad economy refusing to push money through the system just makes it worse, not better.<<

Maybe that will finally beat it through the fatcats' heads that people who don't have any money don't spend money on the stuff that gets made in those factories.