Dave Rahardja1d ago

I don’t think a prolonged general strike is going to happen in the US, and I’ll tell you why: the social safety net doesn’t exist, and people are broke.

43% of USians cannot afford an unexpected $1000 bill¹. The median household spends 33% of their income on rent². The median household has $8k in savings³. Most people will lose their health insurance if they don’t show up to work.

How many of these people can sustain a general strike during which they will not get paid?

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¹ https://www.usnews.com/banking/articles/2026-financial-wellness-survey

² https://usafacts.org/answers/how-much-do-households-spend-on-rent/country/united-states/

³ https://www.bankrate.com/banking/savings/savings-account-average-balance/#how-much-does-the-average-household-have-in-savings

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@drahardja Frankly, the only recourse most have left is to refuse to pay for certain things. Every individual needs to work out what will hit the richest most whilst inconveniencing themselves the least, and do it, and help others to do the same. And try to build up mutual alternatives, like localised insurance and help schemes, where everyone pays a small amount into a mutual fund, or helps out or volunteers, so that others can be helped/funded/protected on a nil sum gain basis.
Apr 8 at 4:35pmWeb