Forum Post: USA GENERAL STRIKE - Oct 28 - Black Friday to Wall Street
Posted 13 years ago on Oct. 19, 2011, 12:09 a.m. EST by lreddiablo
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The next step to make our voices heard is a general strike. You see this happen in Greece in reaction to government actions, but it has not been thought of as happening in the United States. This would shock the government and Wall Street and help to let them know we have legitimate gripes and mean business. I am calling on everyone not to show up to work, no matter what your occupation is, call in sick on Friday Oct 28 and take to the streets to peacefully have our voices heard - nationwide!
October 28 is a significant date in both US history and Wall Street History: It is the 125th anniversary of the Dedication of the Statue of Liberty In 1929 Black Monday which was the biggest drop in the market crash leading to the Great Depression (although inital crash day was previous Thursday)
And as I'm sure most of you have heard that the pigheaded ultra-conservatives say we have no real cause to unite to, well we do and it is that we are fed up with Washington and Wall Street corruption. But as for a central theme I recommend money out of politics... this seems to be gaining traction in these forums and if you think of it is the root to the majority of the corruption and gripes we have.
So if you have a job take the day off and join the rest who have had thier livelyhoods robbed by Wall Street and our broken government on Friday, October 28, 2011!
this will highlight that you are not in fact the 99% ... as whichever day you decide to strike, most people will not feel any affect.. i suggest keep thinking of ideas.. research RESOURCE BASED ECONOMY http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Z9WVZddH9w
Article on the general strike planned for the UK on November 30th:
http://www.commondreams.org/headline/2011/09/14-3
On the prospects and possible effects of a general strike in the US:
http://english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/10/2011107135115719238.html
I recommend ONE POINT PROGRAM which is achievable
++Tax reform ++
*(1). All Taxes should be ABOLISHED (2). We ask for a SINGLE simple tax collection process. Tax all bank transactions by 2%. (3). Revenue required for Government program can be easily collected by taxing all bank transactions by 2%. There is no need for multiple taxes, e.g income tax, sales tax, property tax etc, etc. (4). This process will eliminate all record keeping for individuals, businesses and organizations. No preparation and filing of tax forms. No audits (5). This will make life easy, and more enjoyable.
We must FOCUS on one point program. Multi-point program get diluted. One Point Program is more likely to succeed.
I keep seeing all these posts talking about a strike. I have one simple question... Why ?
To flex our economic muscles.
It's the 24th?
We need to do this!
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