What would happen if the 10 most populated cities in America,?

Question

did not go to work or purchase anything for 10 days? Who would it impact the most?

Ok, if was 50% of the population, what would the impact be in this scenario instead?

Answer 1

It would impact the economy of those 10 cities the most.

Answer 2

It will never happen. Most of those people would starve to death if they tried not to purchase anything for 5 days.

Answer 3

The people in those particular cities. In general people in populated cities are more reliant upon their "neighbors" than individuals in rurual areas, hence it would harm themselves the most.