LOCALISM Sweeps Across The American Landscape!
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Against a backdrop of a crashing global economy, failed free market experiment, discriminate financial bailouts, and worldwide strife, the concept and practise of local economy is rising in popularity across the US, North America, and around the world! And, by the rate at which this latest trend in economic and environmental sensibility is catching the hearts and minds of those fed up with the broken promise of global trade, it looks like localism is here to stay!
It’s hard to logically challenge a regular Joe or Jane on the overall environmental and economic sensibility of supporting local trade and commerce. When facing the tradeoffs of having to invest in escalating conflicts around the world at the expense of local domestic financial and personal health, local economy is easy to sell.
But, the globalists are fighting hard to muddy up, what is in reality a clear and simple argument – supporting local businesses, resources, and labor is far less costly that putting all the economic eggs into a tiny basket managed by few with outdated ideologies and vested (fossil) interests which go against the grain of contemporary environmental friendliness.
As more and more Americans tune into the discussion and active participation of local economy, the benefits become more clear. At the same time, in steering the family spending ship to stay closer to home, it is also sadly clear that the once stellar industrial sector of the US has been dismantled and in many cases damaged beyond repair by the mass shift to imported goods.
But, as with priming a pump, just a bit of water is needed to tap deep into the well and get the flow going. Even though many traditionally “Made in USA” business sectors have fallen victim to “Made in China”, there are still plenty of local businesses to practise, nurture and rebuild local economy across the country.
Contrary to the globalist naysayers, choosing local goods and services does not have to translate to doing without the things we need the most. Localism can be experienced in conjunction with buying goods which have foreign origins. Local farmers markets, local service providers, local garment makers, local furniture makers, and other true red white and blue local enterprises are already serving conscientious Americans and keen to grow!
Support YOUR local goods and service providers!
REALLY made IN USA ™ PROJECT
Posted: March 11th, 2010 under american made, economy, global economy, global trade, globalism, local, local economy, local trade, localism, made in usa, news, usa.
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