Jan 20, 2005 - Not One Damn Dime Day

Idaho wrote:

So, all you folks that plan on participating in this "Not one damn dime day" here are some hidden costs you might want to think about:

1. Turn off electricity at midnight. No microwave, no alarm clocks, nothing.
2. Turn off the heat - you wouldn't want to give any money to the oil companies (might get a tad cold for those folks in Minnesota, but no pain, no gain.
3. Don't send your kids to school - school districts get some of their money based on butts in seats each day.
4. Don't drive - that will only result in you paying for more gas on Friday.
5. No eating at restaurants.
6. No eating at home - you'll just have to pay for that food.
7. No cell phone - you might want to ask your service provider for a refund for the day.
8. No long-distance calls.
9. No television - electricity, you know.
10. No water - no showers, better not flush.
11. If it's your garbage day, better keep the trash in the house.
12. No internet.
13. No morning paper.

I'm sure there's more - just trying to be helpful so you can adequately prepare.

Meanwhile, I've been needing a new car - maybe I'll buy it tomorrow.

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Washington, D.C. is a city in lockdown. Over a hundred planes are going to patrol the skies. Thousands of armed officers and military will be on the ground, snipers will be on the rooftops and parapets, undercover agents will be mingling with the well-wishers and the protestors. Parade participants, most of them under the age of twenty, have been warned not to look at the presidential reviewing stand, not to make any sudden moves.

No one will be totally trusted.

Fear has formed a canopy over the Capitol.

There is a threat to all of us, but is it from outside the tent or inside?

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I completely agree with you. US mission at Iraq will be understood when this country retrieved democracy. Keeping our troops is a hard task, but in the present circumstances is the only solution for the problem. There is no point at boycott after all. By the contrary, I think that if all those security measures for inauguration day are indispensable, I would rather donate the 40m$ to the victims of the tsunami. Nowadays, spending so much money is a moral waste which our nation is not able to afford.

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realjohnboy wrote:

That ain't going to happen, Mr Still.
To make rystall's idea work, where commerce is shut down and everyone gets a day off without pay, you also have to endure a little bit of pain.
On the morning of the 20th, everyone should flip the breakers in their homes: no electricity, no heat, no water, no nothing. How's that sound as a protest...and a small bit of solidarity for the people in Iraq.
One day. For just one day. Does it sound reasonable, rystall?

nah... I gotta have my net. I suck at protest. Crying or Very sad

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Oh, I think that if every means of purchase were cut in half for the day, that would cause a stir, no matter if some utilities were used. The idea isn't to kill our economy, it is to show clout.

Conservatives are such downers.

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Here are a few other ideas:

Voicing displeasure from home

Several Web sites and groups are offering suggestions for people who want to protest President Bush's inauguration without going to Washington:

Bushblackout.com: People with Web sites or blogs should black out their screens and instead display "a short epitaph to democracy." One message recommended is the 1953 quote from President Eisenhower: "Every gun that is made, every warship that is launched, every rocket fired signifies, in the final sense, a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed."

Black-Thursday.com: Don't spend money, don't go to work, and tell your senator, congressman and local newspaper why. Not to be confused with

BlackThursday.org: On an "Inauguration Day of Mourning," wear a black pin, ribbon or tie and hang a black ribbon from your vehicle antenna.

NotOneDamnDime.com: Don't spend any money during a 24-hour boycott to protest "what is happening in our name in Iraq."

Gasoline Boycott Day: "Target Big Oil" by not buying gas, suggests the non-profit group Citizens Take Charge!

International Day of Fasting and Prayer: Gather in groups to pray and fast for peace and democracy. Organizers recommend that atheists and others who don't pray "spend time visualizing the positive, peaceful outcome you would like the world to achieve."

?- Jill Lawrence
http://www.usatoday.com/printedition/news/20050117/a_protestsbox17.art.htm

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If the most you can muster is to get together and DO NOTHING, you should EXPECT NOTHING in return.

BTW - I did buy that car today; spent a few thou more than I originally wanted to, but I figure it was money well spent.

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May you get the mileage you deserve!

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