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this post was submitted on 29 Mar 2026
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That number is ridiculous on the face of it. Perhaps the POTENTIAL is there, but the reality is that when people don't shop for a day, they just buy what they need the day before or after, so that number isn't real.
As for workplace impact, there's a bit, but just like shopping, whatever work needs to be done will be done after or before, and if you don't, you'll be fired. American workers have literally no job security protections. After a one day general strike, many Americans would find that they are the victims of a permanent Employer Strike. That's something that European workers simply don't understand. You won't get fired for a strike, but we DEFINITELY will. Many, many employers will fire EVERY worker who doesn't show up on strike day.
And this isn't all about the MONEY anyway, that's a particularly Capitalistic perspective. The current shutdown, which isn't even a full shutdown, is making them crazy, all day, every day. They are constantly asked about it by journalists, it is on every single news broadcast, and it clearly focuses the entire nation, and more importantly, the MAGA Government, on the problem. This shutdown isn't about money, it's about morality, and MAGA has a very difficult time defending themselves on the morality front.
We can agree to disagree. Just pointing out the facts.
You are not agreeing to disagree.
You are calling them a liar.
I'm not. Just disagreeing with their take. Calm down.
Calm down? We're gunna circle back around to that.
But in what world is half of a percent of 500m a day equal to 38 billion? So not only are you incorrect in your turn of phrases, but you also don't understand math.
And I was calm, just pointing out that the phrase you used was incorrect. You so casually dropping that phrase is pretty fucking misogynistic, it really reads like a guy talking down to a woman. You should really work on that about yourself.