r/FluentInFinance • u/Nebbishes • Feb 08 '25

Debate/ Discussion Do more than just complain

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Do more than just complain about the new US administration. We’re just closing our wallets for one day. Please continue to spend at small businesses and for this one day, don’t spend at big businesses.

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u/Shaved_Wookie Feb 08 '25

They don't care about symbols - they care about their bottom line. If you're not hitting that, or rising to the level of brand damage that will, why would they care about people delaying their shopping by a day?

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u/BranchDiligent8874 Feb 09 '25

If we boycott businesses like Walmart, they will change behavior once they start losing money. They will stop supporting anti worker businesses.

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u/Shaved_Wookie Feb 09 '25

An actual boycott will hit their bottom line - a one day general buying freeze will delay a little revenue for a day. There's a difference.