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So how do we start rallying against this? Any ideas? I am trying to spend less and also choose less convenience products. Additionally I choose bargain shops, B&M even Aldi etc where I can. It’s not a big step but it’s a message.
What other options or actions can we undertake to start tackling this greedy behaviour?
Step one is making sure your union has the collective bargaining power it needs to get a good wage and benefits for everyone. Some striking may be involved, so the strike coffers should be robust as well.
Beyond that, wealth taxes and exit taxes on those who want to flee to tax havens with no wealth taxes. Public ownership of some stuff like utilities.
So more or less joining a union if you're not already a member and voting no further right than social democrat.
Mitigations like spending less might also be a good idea or even required, like wearing dust masks in polluted areas, but just like how the dust mask doesn't make the pollution go away, spending less individually doesn't really tackle the fundamental problem of distribution and wealth extraction.
We need actual politics for that.
Politicians: "We hear you, and will tax the wealth in strike coffers."
Not buying. Companies will stop raising prices when people stop buying stuff. You can't stop buying essentials of course, but companies selling nonessentials like food delivery apps are also posting their most profitable years ever. There's absolutely no reason for that.
Even if it doesn't cause a macroeconomic change, your own wallet will thank you. I have more money than I've ever had in my life thanks to cutting back on most nonessentials. My life is a little boring, but I also have a lot in savings!
I am pretty decent at the no spending. Have been for a few years. I hate waste and consuming crap for the sake of it.
I do need to go back to basics. I still need to purchase and live somewhat conveniently, as I have a family. Some stuff that’s worked for me. Bulk buying once a year. Anything non perishable toilet roll, soap powder etc. I buy a years work and shove it in the garage. Agin bulk with items like salt, vinegar, oil. I then decant to smaller bottles. There are lots of sauces I can make myself. I am good at using what’s about for salad dressings. Use leftovers. I really enjoy them anyway.
There are more, I just can’t think. It’s still buying but buying less and smarter is my start.
Any other ideas that anyone can think of?
Shop for groceries at private companies instead of public companies, such as your local grocer
Not just groceries. I've been trying to move as much of my business as possible to private/local options.
Making these changes is not only my own small expression of disapproval against the behavior of corporate America, but it also keeps more of my money circulating within the local economy where it helps to strengthen the community instead of being shipped off to Wallstreet.