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For me, the main reason for buying locally is economic; circulating money through locally owned businesses helps your neighbors. I would prefer to have the wea
by pault 15y ago
For me, the main reason for buying locally is economic; circulating money through locally owned businesses helps your neighbors. I would prefer to have the wealth created from my labor change hands a few times before going directly to Walmart HQ and/or some international tax haven.
- thaumaturgy 15y agoThat's a good reason too. :-)
- dereg 15y agoIsn't this a good argument for protectionism? Why should people trade outside their own borders anyway?
- thaumaturgy 15y agoFor the same reason that people should have sex outside their own families: other groups often come up with innovative solutions to various problems, and by trading with them, you can benefit from their knowledge and experience and approaches. Of course, trading too openly can also be detrimental to one or more groups sometimes, too.