OpEdNews - Page 2 of Article: Strike updates for Consumer Fast (Open Rebellion)

Stop using credit cards. Every transaction generates an automatic 1-2% fee to the banks from the store you are buying from. Also, stop using bank ATMs which generate extra fees to your account.

Stop donating money to Move On, ACLU, politicians. Instead, donate food directly to pantries or money directly to people you know need it. Cut out the religious middlemen that are taking millions and using it to gain power not do good! Help a poor person or relative weatherproof their home or give them energy efficient light bulbs.

Cut energy use at home and at work. Best thing people can do against big oil and dirty coal is also good for your own monthly costs. Help cut energy expenses for local businesses, schools and public buildings by turning lights off in empty rooms and bathrooms instead of having that money go to the corps that are polluting and earning billions off of us and our community members.

Buy Local! Support your community businesses, owned and operated by your neighbors. And look for product labels. When it's possible, only buy MADE IN USA!

Start paying off all your debt. Don't fall prey to ultra-consumerism. We are constantly bombarded with advertising to buy buy buy! We don't need all that stuff! Put your money to good use. If you have a mortgage, secure your home first. Pay down the principle by adding any extra money each month. This saves thousands over time!

Move money out of stocks/401k's. Put money into tax-free IRA-ROTHs.

Grow some of your own food when possible. Plant an apple or pear or cherry tree (or all three). These three grow even in colder climates. If you have the blessing of a large garden, learn to plant vegetables. Once grown, this produce is capital. Learn to raise chickens for eggs and/or meat. Duck and geese are also good as they produce food without having to be killed to provide it. Also, trade and/or sell it locally.

Buy small cars! Unless you have 6 children you have no need for a gas-guzzling SUV. Buy used.

Boycott chain stores and malls. Shop small independent stores. Shop at garage sales for things you need, and exchange goods/services on craigslist.

If you have employer contributed health insurance (HMO) use it only when necessary. The American Medical industry is a self-generating money machine. Pharmaceutical companies control the FDA, not the other way around. It's a far better plan to learn about preventive care. Our bodies cannot function properly with chemical ingredients.

Buy necessities and gas in the lower income areas near you so the tax revenue goes to that area, not the higher income regions where it's not needed.

Recycle and make your own compost (not for city dwellers). Make efforts to reduce trash and the weight of trash, which not only helps the environment, but cuts expense for trash in your town. The more trash weighs, the more taxpayers pay. Demand your public works enforce recycling and composting of yard waste.

Reduce meat and corn consumption which is a huge corporate factory lobby for DC (unless locally raised beef).

Boycott state lotteries.

Boycott fast food drive-thrus and restaurants. Eat better! We need to get healthy!

Send this URL, http://www.votestrike.com, to all your friends. Post it to forums. Put it on your personal pages. There will be zero mainstream media discussion of this Strike. Zero! So, we must be our own media and promote it. Link to this site from sites and blogs. Mention it with links in your comments on blogs. Promote it.

The VoteStrike movement has become "known" in that we are frequently Googled as "people on strike", "people not shopping" and "no spend protest". The word is spreading and we can take our country back instead of waiting for some politician to fix things. We have the power. 75% of our economy is consumer spending. We must use the only power we have left. Everything else was destroyed or corrupted by the CEOs, unions, politicians and even our elections! Largest voter fraud in history: Can you spell ACORN? Yes we can! All three branches of government corrupt. MSM is corrupt. Where is the outrage?

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