We need a general strike in the USA. Let’s make a list of demands, pick a date, and threaten to withhold our labour and crash the economy on that date unless the demands are met. Organize general strikes across multiple industries, boycott anti-union companies, maybe even do bank runs and deliberate attempts to crash the stock market and weaken the US dollar. Get the campaign to trend and go viral on other online platforms. Organize concerts and art fairs to raise money for strike funds to support the striking workers.

here’s my ideas for demands to start

Demands:

  1. Medicare for All
  2. 4-day work week
  3. $15 minimum wage
  4. Unionize Amazon, Walmart, and Starbucks

good strike dates:

  • may 1 - international workers’ day
  • july 4 - independence day
  • sep 1 - labor day
  • nov 28 - black friday
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Demands?

How about a cap on executive pay? Maybe as some differential vs. the lowest paid employee. Call it 10×. If your lowest paid employee earns $50,000, nobody in the company can earn over $500,000 in total compensation.

A cap on wealth: anything over $1B in gross assets (including stocks, real estate, and other investments) is taxed at 100%. The revenue from this tax should be set aside to fund social safety net and small business development programs.

Now, with a large enough strike, the demands can get even broader:

All political campaigns must be funded by the national government. Each candidate who reaches some required threshold of support gets a grant. Individual donations may be accepted up to a defined cap, and business donations up to a separate cap. Each of these are publicly visible; business donations are individually listed, but individual donations are reported as a lump sum only. Donations must be kept in escrow accounts until the campaign officially accepts them. These caps can be set based on the ‘size’ of the election, given that a national election necessarily requires more resources than a local one.

All elections move to ranked choice.

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3 points

Will this affect my treats?

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The general strike was last Wednesday, why weren’t you there? Everyone was asking about you

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May 1, 2028 is the date

Prepare now!

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I know things take a while to prep for but I’ve always felt like that date was toooo far off.

…Then again I get excited over space missions, I’m used to waiting the better half of a decade for things.

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Revolution starts on November 7th, 2025 pass it on.

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