Economic Activism and Progressive Living

pandr32

(12,252 posts) Sat Oct 19, 2013, 04:22 PM Oct 2013

My brilliant son stated what should be obvious this morning

That "Liberals" need to stop grumbling so much about how Republicans are ruining the economy and then go shopping at places like Walmart. He said since money is deemed to be speech--"every time we spend money at places that don't treat people well we are voting Republican."

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My brilliant son stated what should be obvious this morning (Original Post) pandr32 Oct 2013 OP

Some good Democrats have no choice Warpy Oct 2013 #1

Bravo! Actually, our spending is the only speech they can hear! NYC_SKP Oct 2013 #2

Haven't shopped at Wal-Mart except one time in the last 20+ years Kelvin Mace Oct 2013 #3

THIS liberal has only shopped at Wal-mart twice that she can recall. And both times she spent kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #4

Vote with you wallet albino65 Nov 2013 #5

We have to use Wally World for Worried senior Jan 2014 #6

Warpy

(113,131 posts)

1. Some good Democrats have no choice

Reply to pandr32 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 04:32 PM

Oct 2013

because Walmart drove everybody else out of business and because the race to the bottom facilitated by Walmart has left them with wages so bad they can't afford anything else but the thrift shops.

NYC_SKP

(68,644 posts)

2. Bravo! Actually, our spending is the only speech they can hear!

Reply to pandr32 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 04:38 PM

Oct 2013

K/R

Kelvin Mace

(17,469 posts)

3. Haven't shopped at Wal-Mart except one time in the last 20+ years

Reply to pandr32 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 05:23 PM

Oct 2013

And in that case it was an emergency and they were the only thing open.

kestrel91316

(51,666 posts)

4. THIS liberal has only shopped at Wal-mart twice that she can recall. And both times she spent

Reply to pandr32 (Original post)

Sat Oct 19, 2013, 05:34 PM

Oct 2013

less than $20, and on major loss leaders, lol. They've made no profits off me.

albino65

(484 posts)

5. Vote with you wallet

Reply to pandr32 (Original post)

Sun Nov 3, 2013, 02:57 PM

Nov 2013

Do your research. Find out what companies are under the Koch umbrella and boycott their products. Pass it along to whomever will listen. Have them pass it on. We can make a difference.

Worried senior

(1,328 posts)

6. We have to use Wally World for

Reply to pandr32 (Original post)

Fri Jan 10, 2014, 11:56 AM

Jan 2014

our Part D drugs because of cost but don't have to buy anything else there.

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