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We have to use every tool available to us - including our dollars. This Black Friday and weekend @blackvotersmatterfund.org asks you to join âWe Ainât Buyinâ It!â to send a message to Trumpâs corporate enablers. Learn more about the companies targeted in this campaign here: weaintbuyingit.com
— Sherrilyn Ifill (@sifill.bsky.social) 2025-11-28T15:16:18.510Z
Hotler
(13,685 posts)Votes are only usable every 2-4 years. Consumer dollars have power 24/7-365. The spending boycott needs to go on long into Spring and Sumner and as long as the orange convict is in office. Make MAGA spend their money on crap.
New trend in Colorado is to add credit card transaction fees to the consumers check out price and giving a lower price for cash. The consumer is now handing money directly to the banks when using a credit card.
All it takes for a spending boycott to be successful is participation.
Ferryboat
(1,202 posts)Merchant fees being passed down to the consumer, businesses that refuse to accept cash even though it's legal tender.
Takes effort to use cash, I try to have $100 in my wallet for everyday use. Replenish as needed.
Economic boycotts work.
Stop spending for anything but essentials.
justaprogressive
(6,057 posts)Don't listen to lies to the contrary!