Thankfully not that way in my part of the USA. While we have shops that stock imported goods, there is plenty of local made wares, and not just crafty trinkets.

Thankfully not that way in my part of the USA. While we have shops that stock imported goods, there is plenty of local made wares, and not just crafty trinkets. In theory, I could go to one of the local leather crafters and get a decent glove made. Still, as the article states, this is not always economically feasable always, but the community thrives when we pay the 'local tax'.