Feb 16, 2025
US Americans, above almost all else we need to be shopping small and local right now or not at all.
Places like Walmart make the communities they are in poorer.
“Why?” you ask? Because the money you spend there is all going to corporate, and that’s not where you are. They won’t be spending money where you are.
Money spent at small, local businesses is much more likely to end up back in your hands (local multiplier effect)
It may be more expensive or less convenient, sometimes, but this is how you put money in more than just 5 people’s pockets.
5 people whose marginal propensity to consume is relatively unchanged by your purchase.
#trickle down economics is bullshit#at least at the point we are at#they are trying to recreate the Gilded Age#don’t let them.#shop small#shop local#local business#small business#independent business#i am citing Wikipedia for this not bc I haven’t read other articles#but because Wikipedia generally does a good job explaining content to people who are unfamiliar with topics#my ideal academic article looks like Wikipedia in that you can mouse over words to see their definition and more about them#accessibility my beloved ❤️#local multiplier effect#marginal propensity to consume#mpc#lme#the Walmart effect#Walmart#shop small and local if you can guys#there are so many reasons beyond what I’ve listed to do it