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> Support your local economy! Why? Seriously. This is the mantra of a certain sector of society, but why should I discriminate against one perfectly good set

• josefresco 18y ago
  No it's not, however I used to have your line of thinking when I was outsourcing programming to India. The way I look at it, your local economy is just an extension of your family. Also, the people around you share many resources and depend on each other for everyday life. I don't think it's a solution that can be followed 100%, but when someone buys something on Amazon for the same price as the local shop, they aren't doing themselves or the local economy any favors. This ties into national pride as well, and for me it all starts with the family. Family>Friends>Town>Region>State>Country. Why do we care at all about America if 100 Chinese are equivalent to 100 Americans? Caring for the people around you is still very important because we still rely on physical realities of being in the same geographic location.