Politicians and business people chanting "consumer spending, consumer spending", Facebook banning people for simply talking about Google Plus, governments destroying used cars in order to force us to buy new ones... How long will it take you to realized that you control the world with your pocketbook, the rich only got rich because you bought stuff from them.
The rulers only rule because you consent to it.
Imagine this, if you could get every person in the united states to give you one dollar today, tomorrow you would have $300 million.
Based on watching my mom shop, I would say the average Walmart bill is $100. If say 100 million people spend $100 per week, at the end of the week they have made $10 billion and I am sure the figures are much higher then that! I could be wrong, but it seems to me that if everyone in the US could agree to boycott Walmart for one week we could bring that monster of a company to it knees.
That is how much power we have
Now imagine this, Walmart has left your communities. You and your neighbors are now free to open up that bakery, clothing store, butcher shop, grocery store, sporting goods store, etc. that you always dreamed of. Now imagine in a years time $520 billion doesn't go over seas or into the pockets of the already rich; instead it moves into the pockets of your neighbors, who will in turn put it into your pocket.
You want your community to thrive? Start your own businesses, buy from each other and shop local!
Don't spend your money with at a company unless you can walk in and meet the owner.
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