To: United States State Legislatures and United States State Governors
#SaveThanksgiving : Enact a Thanksgiving Day Sales Tax to Stop the Encroachment of Black Friday
In order to stop the encroachment of Black Friday on the Thanksgiving Day holiday, we the people of the United States petition each state legislature and governor to enact a Thanksgiving Day-only special sales tax of no less than 35% on all non-grocery sales transactions from large-chain retail businesses.
Why is this important?
In our primarily capitalist economy, businesses will not be able to control themselves as long as competitors are rewarded for Thanksgiving Day sales. As well, consumers who are enticed by deals will be unable to control themselves because any "protest" would simply reward other shoppers who will get the best deals that the protesters won't.
The solution to Black Friday bloodying Thanksgiving Thursday is government. State governments have the power to levy sales taxes on retail transactions, and if each state's legislature and governor passes a law levying a special Thanksgiving Day sales tax of no less than 35% on non-grocery retail sales transactions, businesses that have succumbed to the temptation to open on Thanksgiving Day - which ruin holiday traditions of not only their customers but also those of their employees and their families - will find that the profit incentive will have been eliminated by the sales tax. The encroachment of Black Friday will be stopped, and our national holiday traditions will be restored.
Sign this petition to add your name to those who wish to #SaveThanksgiving. Let our leaders across the nation see that it is up to them to salvage our heritage.
The solution to Black Friday bloodying Thanksgiving Thursday is government. State governments have the power to levy sales taxes on retail transactions, and if each state's legislature and governor passes a law levying a special Thanksgiving Day sales tax of no less than 35% on non-grocery retail sales transactions, businesses that have succumbed to the temptation to open on Thanksgiving Day - which ruin holiday traditions of not only their customers but also those of their employees and their families - will find that the profit incentive will have been eliminated by the sales tax. The encroachment of Black Friday will be stopped, and our national holiday traditions will be restored.
Sign this petition to add your name to those who wish to #SaveThanksgiving. Let our leaders across the nation see that it is up to them to salvage our heritage.