May 1st boycott

[scaeagles]

Originally Posted by Alex Stroup

scaeagles, if the gringos have to go out and spend an unusual amount of money to mask the economic impact of a strike/boycott is that not a tacit admission of their economic power? You can't go out and spend extra money every day. Essentially you'd be in an economic war like the one that bankrupted the Soviet Union. The Mexicans would be Reagan.

Well, I suppose so, but in truth I didn't spend anything that I wouldn't have spent anyway. I just chose the day to do it based on the boycott. My wife was going to buy a dress, but chose to do it Monday instead of over the weekend. We usually go out to dinner (at least) once on the weekend, so we didn't and chose to go out to dinner on Monday instead.

I have a feeling that a lot of people are like me in that regard and that the net effect will be zero. Just like I would guess there are day laborers that took the day off that will look to pick up an extra day of work on another day. If a family chose not to do their grocery shopping on Monday because of the boycott, it doesn't mean they won't be out buying milk on Tuesday.

Net effect is zero. It was all for show. As was me choosing to spend money on a particular day.