Consumption / capitalism are two different things, but the answer to your question is no, not in it's current configuration. These companies margins are so tight that even a 10% drop in consumption would be devastating.
Clearly you cannot cut all consumption, but if enough people stop buying crap they don't need, the masters of the universe, that really do hate you, lose.
Cut your cable cord, the cable companies hate you.
You don't need those expensive tennis shoes, Nike hates you.
Your phone works, you don't need new one, Apple/Google hates you.
Your old car can be fixed, fuck their auto regulations and fuck sales tax.
Bring your lunch, the waitress with the purple hair hates you.
You don't need a four bedroom three bath house, your city lives off property taxes, and they hate you.
Home school your kids, the local public school hates you, and your kids.
Brand name consumables are no better than generic, and P&G hates you.
New Xbox, hell no, Microsoft hates you.
That "elite" University is no better, and probably worse than the local community college, and do they ever hate you.
My nephew joined the military last year. I helped him set up his finances, savings, which fund to put his retirement in, and just a general budget. One of the cheapest hobbies, if done right, is gaming. Beats the HELL out of going to the local shake joint and buying lap dances from Crystal or buying a Dodge Charger at 12% from the dealership across the street from the base.
This would all be fixed if the U.S. actually enforced slave labor laws which it doesn't currently for U.S. foreign trade. Most these companies hide behind sub-contractors which are slavers.
Honest question. Could the US survive without consuming/ capitalism?
Absolutely, the socialist policies and the leeches that live off them couldn't though.
Break it down for me. I can only imagine job loss. Then what?
Step 1: Find your bootstraps
Step 2: Pull them up
I am actually a minimalist so I get it. But I always wondered if non capitalism would collapse the US.
Step 1: Have an idea for a product or service.
Step 2: Start business.
Step 3: Business fails due to decreased consumerism.
Step 4: Still jobless.
Consumption / capitalism are two different things, but the answer to your question is no, not in it's current configuration. These companies margins are so tight that even a 10% drop in consumption would be devastating.
Clearly you cannot cut all consumption, but if enough people stop buying crap they don't need, the masters of the universe, that really do hate you, lose.
Cut your cable cord, the cable companies hate you.
You don't need those expensive tennis shoes, Nike hates you.
Your phone works, you don't need new one, Apple/Google hates you.
Your old car can be fixed, fuck their auto regulations and fuck sales tax.
Bring your lunch, the waitress with the purple hair hates you.
You don't need a four bedroom three bath house, your city lives off property taxes, and they hate you.
Home school your kids, the local public school hates you, and your kids.
Brand name consumables are no better than generic, and P&G hates you.
New Xbox, hell no, Microsoft hates you.
That "elite" University is no better, and probably worse than the local community college, and do they ever hate you.
On and on and on.
Amen brother
My nephew joined the military last year. I helped him set up his finances, savings, which fund to put his retirement in, and just a general budget. One of the cheapest hobbies, if done right, is gaming. Beats the HELL out of going to the local shake joint and buying lap dances from Crystal or buying a Dodge Charger at 12% from the dealership across the street from the base.
PC gaming is pretty cheap
This would all be fixed if the U.S. actually enforced slave labor laws which it doesn't currently for U.S. foreign trade. Most these companies hide behind sub-contractors which are slavers.
Global trade is 6% of the economy, rest is service based.