April 15 2008 - National Day Off Work Day - No Spending Either

[coffeeseven]

An addendum to Keiths economic stimulus plan:

[David]

No money in the bank, white armbands on the wrist, a sick out at work if you can get away with it, no spending. 
A protest outside of every tax or post office. 

[ReverendRyan]

The protesting sounds great, but the no spending money part reeks of "Don't buy gas on day X, so double up on days X-1 or X+1" futility.

[yonder]

After two minutes I stopped the video.  I waited and waited and those slow moving words didn't make a point.

Anyone who wants to make a serious go of this is going to have to make their point more quickly, hook viewers in, and hold their attention more effectively.

I'm a relatively sympathetic viewer.  Put this in front of any common serf and they're going to be itching to stop the video long before the 2 minute mark.

[ThePug]

The protesting sounds great, but the no spending money part reeks of "Don't buy gas on day X, so double up on days X-1 or X+1" futility.

That's what I'm thinking. "Don't spend any money on Day X" never makes an effective, or even noteworthy protest. A mass one-day strike could, but only if you had a good chunk of the working public to participate.