PRESS RELEASE
New Website Urges Boycott of Sacramento City Businesses
Sacramento, CA (June 20, 2010)
In response to the Sacramento City Council passing a resolution of
economic sanctions against the State of Arizona, former candidate for
State Senate District 6, Gerald Klaas, has created a website urging the
boycott of businesses within the city boundaries.
The new website, www.BoycottSacramento.com,
notes
that
the City of
Sacramento receives a portion of all sales tax revenue collected within
city limits. Followers of the site have decided to boycott
businesses within the city limits in order to avoid having their tax
dollars allocated to the City of Sacramento.
The new website, www.BoycottSacramento.com has links to several related
websites, including the site of radio personality Eric Hogue,
www.RecallSacramento.com which seeks to recall the entire city
council. There is also a link to a Facebook page "Boycott
Sacramento, CA for Boycotting Arizona" which currently has over 2500
followers. (
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Boycott-Sacramento-CA-for-Boycotting-Arizona/121430504556943
)
In one thread on the Boycott Sacramento Facebook page, Mr. Klaas
said, "Since the city will receive almost 1% of any purchase I make
within city limits, I'll choose to spend my money outside of city
limits. Maybe the Chevron at 30/K is hurt, but I still bought gas
at the Chevron at Fair Oaks and Watt. Both are local businesses,
and my money stayed in the local economy. Since I don't live in
the city, I can't vote to recall the idiots, so I'll do what it
takes to keep my money out of city coffers."
Mr. Klaas said, "It's stupid for a government entity to initiate
economic sanctions against ANY other government entity that uses the
same currency, whether that be nations, states or localities, everyone
using that currency is hurt by it. I would hope that elected
officials would be smart enough to understand basic economics, but
clearly that doesn’t appear to be the case. I didn't start
this fight, nor did I choose the weapon, but I'm in it now, so as soon
as city residents get the Sacramento City Council to give up their
sanctions, I'll give up mine. Until then, I'll Boycott Sacramento
businesses, and will do everything in my power to encourage others to
do so as well."
Gerald Klaas can be reached by e-mail at boycott@sacto.com or (916)
222-2420.
A PDF version of this press release is available at http://www.BoycottSacramento.com/pr20100620.pdf