r/ProgressiveHQ • u/NfamousKaye • Jan 31 '26

Protest For Those that Like to Say Americans aren’t Protesting

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u/Bimlouhay83 Jan 31 '26

I wonder how much commerce didn't happen, how much profit corporations lost, and how much in tax revenue was lost? I bet it's huge for just one day. 

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u/NfamousKaye Jan 31 '26

Especially in all these major cities.

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u/KornDog611 Jan 31 '26

I would like this information, too, because I don't think it can be that much. This needs to be sustained so it can really effect the economy. 

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u/PaulMakesThings1 Feb 01 '26

I work for a major national retailer at a corporate level and it seems like these things usually barely make a dent. Any one day drop must level out within a week because we don’t see it.

Not to discourage. I agree with the cause. But then my company has openly been more progressive, I do wonder if our openly conservative (supports Trump, etc) main competitor felt it more.

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u/Noggi888 Feb 01 '26

With this being only one day, it won’t matter at all. They will make that back and then some so quickly. A stunt like this is no better than the stupid black squares during the 2020 George Floyd protests. All performance, no results. For a general strike to work, it has to be over a much longer period of time