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Why Not Black Wednesday Instead?
For the sake of our families, Black Friday needs to be moved to right before Thanksgiving.
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Doug Mataconis asks "What's the Big Deal About Retailers Opening on Thanksgiving?"
This is the standard libertarian answer. But let me offer a nonstandard libertarian counterargument: This is a collective-action problem. No one really wants to be out there on Thanksgiving, but no one can individually change a pernicious dynamic.