I just received a message from AbeBooks about saving money by buying now. Um! Sorry, but I don't see how buying books now will save me money when I already have several unread books. The best way to save money is to not spend it.
That makes me think of Menard's slogan, "Save Big Money". Same argument about spending. The next question is saving from what. If all the retailers of building supplies and hardware are large corporations, how can I "save big money" from what the now-mostly-gone local building suppliers and hardware stores would have had to charge to stay in business?
We as communities probably lost a lot of money by saving big money. We have to drive further to the store. We have lost the taxes that the small retailers would have paid. We have lost control of how our communities function, their having been made "all the same" by corporate interests, interests who consider any restrictions as "anti-business" and "job-killers". These interests forget how they themselves have destroyed businesses and jobs.
We have lost communication with the owners; the big box folks may be friendly and helpful, but how many of our suggestions will go up sufficient corporate levels to bring about change?
