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What's embarrassing about it? Don't you shop around when you need to hire a contractor or buy a car?

• JKCalhoun 3y ago
  Buying/paying local helps my local economy.
  • AYBABTME 3y ago
    I think there's times where this makes sense and times where it doesn't. Your local economy is probably better served by being paid to do something else. They probably have a comparative advantage at doing another activity. You'd be better off paying into your local economy where it makes strategic sense. We're not talking about exporting critical manufacturing skills here. We're talking about doing a crappy job that's only worth doing and paying for if it's dirt cheap.
    • cudgy 3y ago
      “We're not talking about exporting critical manufacturing skills here.” True. Those critical skills have already been exported from the US.
      • AYBABTME 3y ago
        Yes, except for some higher end defense tech (minus semiconductor).
  • memefrog 3y ago
    No it doesn't