No Buy Friday, Feb. 28, 2025

Consumer spending makes up approximately 70% of the U.S. economy. There is a challenge for all US consumers, that is to not spend anything at a major corporation on Friday, Feb. 28, 2025. This protest is against the anti-DEI measures that Donald Trump has been taking and corporations have been following.  But it could apply to anything pertaining to his actions against our economy.  While this one day will not have much of on impact on current economic conditions, it will perhaps send a message to those who have the power to halt or modify Donald Trump’s actions in allowing DOGE to remake the US economy into that of a third world nation’s.

No Buy Friday

Make no mistake the policies of indiscriminate cuts, massive firings, whole scale sweeps removing immigrants, marginalizing people for whatever reason, cutting mandatory government programs, like Social Security, Medicare & Medicaid, reneging on contracts to farmers etc., will eventually have a detrimental impact on our economy. All of this will affect everyone.  So even if you are indifferent to the inequality, injustice and down right simple meanness that permeate Donald Trump's actions this will affect you.

So on this one day, perhaps reminding people of what a depression can look like may wake some people up.

Or not.

I Stand With the Resistance

In the past I have done posts about people who are struggling against authoritarian regimes of one sort or another. Little did I realize that I would end up doing the same for my own country. But unfortunately that is where we are today.

Since Donald Trump has taken office he has rushed to implement Project 2025, doing his best to overwhelm any opposition that may arise in other areas of our government. The Republicans in Congress have been rolling over for him, approving of his actions, giving little care to providing the checks and balances that were woven into our form of government. It has been left to the judicial branch to stand up against his attempts to consolidate power. So far.

At the moment I am only looking at the domestic fallout from Trump’s actions. This is only a small sample.  You may want to read some of the comments that have been left under these videos. 


FAFO:

Mass firings:

What do those government workers actually do?

One of those blue dots:

We will not go quietly into that good night. There are still people out there who are Americans.

One Tin Soldier:

Tariffs 101

This weekend Donald Trump imposed 25% tariffs on both Canada and Mexico and 10% tariffs on China. Canada was swift in their retaliation.  So I thought I would give a refresher course on the possible consequences of tariffs.

Here is a short video on the Smoot-Hawley tariffs of the 1930’s. You will recall this was around the time of the Great Depression.

Recently I have been researching what investments held up during the Great Depression. It might be handy information for the near future. That and a garden.