Our Goal Simple
You, the American consumer, are the single most powerful person in this country. American consumers spent 19 trillion dollars of their hard earned money in 2023. And YOU, the consumer can use that spending power to send this message to those in power: you work for me--I do not work for you.
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The Union of American Consumers aims to focus consumer power to leverage corporations to lobby for working people instead of the their own interests. Our first initiative is simple: we only drink tap water until a single-payer universal healthcare system is passed in congress.
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A universal single-payer healthcare system in the U.S. could be funded by modestly increasing taxes on the wealthiest individuals while reducing overall national healthcare spending through efficiency and price negotiation. Instead of paying premiums, deductibles, and copays to private insurers, everyone would contribute through taxes and receive comprehensive medical care free at the point of service. Studies show that this approach could save hundreds of billions annually in administrative costs and make healthcare more affordable for most families. Lower and middle-income households would pay less overall, while higher-income earners would contribute more, creating a fairer, simpler system that guarantees healthcare as a right for every American.
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So join our movement. We can all go without alcohol, bottled beverages, coffee, soda, tea, etc. What we can't do is continue to support a broken healthcare system that primarily disadvantages the poor and working-class people of our country.
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If you are a local restaurant or cafe that relies on the sale of beverages, we want to find ways to support you during our boycott. Please reach out to unionofamericanconsumers@gmail.com for more information.