January 20, 2005
don't spend a dime todaysomeone forwarded this to me and i thought it was worth passing on. except for whatever my heat, electricity, water, and the gasoline already in my car are costing (i do have my limits), i'm not spending a cent today. join me?
Not One Damn Dime Day
Since our religious leaders will not speak out against the war in Iraq, since our political leaders don'thave the moral courage to oppose it...Inauguration Day, Thursday, January 20th, 2005, is "Not One Damn Dime Day" in America.
On "Not One Damn Dime Day," those who oppose what is happening in our name in Iraq--not to mention those who oppose the millions and millions of dollars that will be spent on, of all things, the inaugural "celebration"--can speak up with a 24-hour national boycott of all forms of consumer spending.
During "Not One Damn Dime Day," please don't spend money. Not one dime for gasoline. Not one dime for necessities or for impulse purchases. Not one dime for anything for 24 hours.
On "Not One Damn Dime Day," please boycott Wal-Mart, Kmart, and Target. Please don't go to the mall or the local convenience store. Please don't buy any fast food (or any groceries at all, for that matter). For 24 hours, please do what you can to shut the retail economy down.
The objective is simple. Remind the people in power that the war in Iraq is immoral and illegal; that they are responsible for starting it, and that it is their responsibility to stop it. "Not One Damn Dime Day" is to remind them, too, that they work for the people of the United States of America, not for the international corporations and K-Street lobbyists who represent the corporations and funnel cash into American politics.
"Not One Damn Dime Day" is about supporting the troops. The politicians put the troops in harm's way. Now, 1,200 brave young Americans and (some estimate) 100,000 Iraqis have died. The politicians owe our troops a plan – a way to come home.
There's no rally to attend. No marching to do. No left or right wing agenda to rant about. On "Not One Damn Dime Day," you take action by doing nothing. You open your mouth by keeping your wallet closed. For 24 hours, nothing gets spent, not one dime, to remind our religious leaders and our politicians of their moral responsibility to end the war in Iraq and give America back to the people.
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