Deceptichum@quokk.au to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 day agoMinneapolis General Strike Movement Spreads to 120 Cities on Fridaypaydayreport.comexternal-linkmessage-square55fedilinkarrow-up1534arrow-down12file-text
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minus-squareCannonFodder@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up18·22 hours agoIf people are too worried about losing their jobs and can’t just not turn up, would an economic shutdown work instead? - like nobody spend any money. No restaurants, groceries, don’t go to the mall or buy anything on line, etc.
minus-squareFreshParsnip@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up9·22 hours agoI don’t know if people can stop buying food indefinitely but maybe they can all stop buying any non-essentials
If people are too worried about losing their jobs and can’t just not turn up, would an economic shutdown work instead? - like nobody spend any money. No restaurants, groceries, don’t go to the mall or buy anything on line, etc.
That’s already what this is.
I don’t know if people can stop buying food indefinitely but maybe they can all stop buying any non-essentials