Why Is Social Media Urging People Not to Buy Anything for 24 Hours Friday?

You may have seen messages on social media urging people not to buy anything at all on Friday, Feb. 28, as part of a protest. This isn't just your friends getting fed up with prices and corporations; it's an actual organized movement. Consumers are being urged not to spend any money, online or otherwise, for 24 hours, the entirety of Feb. 28. Boycott organizer John Schwarz told USA Today this week that he feels people are upset with corporate greed. He spoke more at length about the matter in a Feb. 18 Instagram video. "For our entire lives, they have told us we have no choice ... that this is just how things are, we have to accept these insane prices, the corporate greed, the billionaire tax breaks, all while we struggle just to get by," Schwarz said in the video. "February 28, the 24-hour economic blackout: no Amazon, no Walmart, no fast food, no gas, not a single unnecessary dollar spent." Schwarz started an organization called The People's Union USA, which has expanded the prote ... Read full article.