▲ 81 ▼ CNBC Went To Canada To See The U.S. Product Boycotts — And What They Found Was Striking (www.youtube.com) submitted 1 year ago by Sunshine@lemmy.ca to c/buycanadian@lemmy.ca 20 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[–] wirebeads@lemmy.ca 14 points 1 year ago (2 children) This is good and all, but I guarantee you customers who live in low income / poverty areas aren’t boycotting US products nearly as much. Boycotting America products for a Canadian equivalent is privilege not everyone is allowed to afford. permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago* I live in a low income area. It's rural. It's one of the poorest places in the country. Lots of people are trying. They may not be able to go all in but they're trying. permalink fedilink source parent [–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* People do what they can. Big spenders would also have a larger impact on the boycott than low income. So let low income households get the deals on US produce and have them save some money! We saw strawberries from the US for $1.70 yesterday. I can’t ever remember seeing them that cheap here. And they looked really good too! I hope that helps families that might not be able to afford them usually or only rarely! My household spends a fair bit on quality ingredients and we are making sure none of our money goes to the US. Even if it costs us more. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Medic8teMe@lemmy.ca 27 points 1 year ago* I live in a low income area. It's rural. It's one of the poorest places in the country. Lots of people are trying. They may not be able to go all in but they're trying. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] bowreality@lemmy.ca 7 points 1 year ago* People do what they can. Big spenders would also have a larger impact on the boycott than low income. So let low income households get the deals on US produce and have them save some money! We saw strawberries from the US for $1.70 yesterday. I can’t ever remember seeing them that cheap here. And they looked really good too! I hope that helps families that might not be able to afford them usually or only rarely! My household spends a fair bit on quality ingredients and we are making sure none of our money goes to the US. Even if it costs us more. permalink fedilink source parent