03-01-2025, 02:27 PM
Hi everyone,
Gotta say... I believe my assessment proved incorrect. It wasn't meaningless entirely. It was a blip that was noticed a bit by the media that made its way on social media for a brief amount of time. Unfortunately, a blip that is barely noticed doesn't do anything at all.
If people want to make a statement - even one that says "As a group, we have power!" - they have to do something with a tangible impact. Skipping purchases for a day doesn't cut it. It just means you'll have to make those same purchases the day(s) before or the day(s) after. You still need to make the purchases. That and missing a days worth of purchases isn't going to effect the bottom line of most business.
Want to do something that makes an impact? You need to do something that impacts an entire quarter's worth of profit. Here is an example, for the sake of easy calculation. If a company that normally makes $300,000.00 in sales for a month all of a sudden sees just, say, $25,000.00 in sales? That's tangible. $900,000.00 in sales for a quarter becomes $75,000.00 in sales for the quarter? That's more than just tangible. You get the idea.
You have to do the same thing to politicians. Make them feel the pain otherwise they aren't going to notice and/or do squat.
Robert
Gotta say... I believe my assessment proved incorrect. It wasn't meaningless entirely. It was a blip that was noticed a bit by the media that made its way on social media for a brief amount of time. Unfortunately, a blip that is barely noticed doesn't do anything at all.
If people want to make a statement - even one that says "As a group, we have power!" - they have to do something with a tangible impact. Skipping purchases for a day doesn't cut it. It just means you'll have to make those same purchases the day(s) before or the day(s) after. You still need to make the purchases. That and missing a days worth of purchases isn't going to effect the bottom line of most business.
Want to do something that makes an impact? You need to do something that impacts an entire quarter's worth of profit. Here is an example, for the sake of easy calculation. If a company that normally makes $300,000.00 in sales for a month all of a sudden sees just, say, $25,000.00 in sales? That's tangible. $900,000.00 in sales for a quarter becomes $75,000.00 in sales for the quarter? That's more than just tangible. You get the idea.
You have to do the same thing to politicians. Make them feel the pain otherwise they aren't going to notice and/or do squat.
Robert