Not to mention that if you are self sufficient, you won't impact demand in the slightest, you just do what you do anyway.
And if you need to stock up for your "Week/day of consumer protest" you actually give the "system" an advance payment.

Well if I use the input so far, and apply it to a nation, I'd come to understand, that the status quo is still acceptable.
As far as "things suck" I was being general so I wouldnt have a long boring initial read, as far as needing to "pay the bills",
exactly my point, the fear of the system or abandonment of it holds the population in a blind bound slavery, we just dont "see the master" we think we're free, yet an act of freedom carried out in mass will generate negative response, and fear of what the "masters will do"?
I think if a nation united PRIOR to chaotic transition forced upon them they would have a better chance of controlling their outcome, being proactive and not so reactive like we've been.
I would rather a date for such an event be more like the 2nd week in January right before the state of the union address,
and just for clarity, i have 4 kids, i have 2 jobs, my wife has 2 jobs, i'm not heavily mortgaged or in debt, i've adjusted as employment has left my area several times, i dont collect welfare or unemployment, i'm just one person disgusted with the fear that has crippled us, and in just 1 generation turned so many of us into fearful waiting complaining statistics.
I'm not saying I have the answers at all, but I would want to believe that between ALL of us, OUR ACTUAL VOICES, not the paper voices not the false voices not the made for tv voices our representatives and pretend leaders spew, but our combined voices that are put into action PRIOR
would carry some weight and have an effect.
There will be calamity, there already is, and it will get worse,
I'm just proposing to take some control rather than be soooooo controlled.
There must also be another side to the equal sign SO
I'd also like to hear why there SHOULDNT be anything like this attempted and the benefits of sitting idle and doing nothing like this.
And I will do my best to more specific.

Are we all that wealthy that we can just stop working?

Well LOL
They have not arrested me yet!
I read "although fast" all the posts and can only speak for myself, as it applies to the OP, NO they have not came for me yet!
Been setting on my but "surviving" for 15 years now, apparently its legal.
I also admit to being, "anti-sober" for most of it, but for the most part I abide by the rules....well Vegas rules anyhow.....
Funny how the rules of the ruthless apply in real life!

I believe Janis Joplin said it best....."Freedom is only nothing left to do/fear!"
did i quoute her right? oops sorry if not...

Its just FREEDOM ppl, wake up!

Maybe I'm just a sucker and spent 5 years income paying off debt to be left free....albeit I'm a little nomadic, I always end up home...

[edit on 11-11-2009 by Doc Holiday]

YES IT IS!What are you al'quida!?!?! you have to go to the mall or go to a foot ball game! don't stay home! your one of those people who read too much hua!?!? You're one of those troother aren't you? listen up boy! do as i say! im the law! drink your fluoride! it is healthy and delicious! Take your vaccine damn you! A little poison never heart any one!


HAHA jk jk, I think one day we all should all just stay home. show them we don't need them.

HEA
I'm honored to know someone would read something I post and think I have any kind of logical input.....for I am not a properly educated man!

I follow the logic that a library card is worth more than most college degees! All it takes is a bit of self control/respect..

I still don't know what I want to be when I grow up, and I'm already retired.
Just feels theres nothing left to do/prove that has not been done, I can't keep up with todays modern cowboys!
I would rather slip around town a bit, then go to the creek for a bit "months" I can only handle so much of the whole beuaracracy thing "I get a little nervey"
But I still got to clean up, and come into society to keep from going insane!
I get my fill of that pretty quick though and go back to my nomadic wonderings!

Not sure it would work, but beautiful idea. I've seen this tried in California every year except this one (moved before it could happen). In CA there is generally a "Day without Immigrants" held every year. This is when all the (mostly mexican) immigrants skip work, take their kids out of school, withdraw from "the system" to protest in LA and wave Mexican flags.

Never works. The rest of us were enjoying a day we could drive on the freeways, teach classes in english, find parking spaces and bash those showing flags of another country on tv while demanding amnesty in ours.

I think something more effective would be needed.

A non violent approach

Something I can definitely stand behind.