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What Is Friday’s ‘Economic Blackout’ and What’s the Best Way to Miss It?

John Schwartz, a 57-year-old meditation teacher, got a brilliant idea, probably while meditating.
To show America’s extreme displeasure with Donald Trump’s policies and the unheard-of evolution of America into a place where the rich get richer, Mr. Schwartz wants all Americans to meditate for 24 hours. 

Failingthat,SchwartzwantsAmericanstorefusetospendanymoneyforaday.He’scallingtheprotestactionan“economicblackout.” “They’redismantlingsomanythingsinthiscountry,”Schwarzsaid.“Ifpeoplearegoingtostepinandmakeachangethatbenefitsthepeople,it’snow.” Schwartzcan’tmaketheconnectionbetweenoversizedgovernmentanddamagingthelivesofindividualAmericans. “We’reallexhausted.We’realltired.Enoughisenough,”Schwarzsaid.“Wecan’tsitbackandwatchthesepeopleboastabouttheirwealth…andthenwe’reallsittingathomeinanxietyandfear,notknowinghowwe’regoingtomakeittilltheendofthemonth.” So,it’sjealousydrivingthisprotest?Watchingpeople“boastabouttheirwealth”isn’tillegal