IMO all government at every level should be mandated to support local and/or Canadian first when possible. I don't why an entity that serves the people can't also be directly supporting those they serve instead of putting that money into other countries - just seems backasswards to me.

[–] theangryseal@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (2 children)

I agree completely.

Man I miss the days when my neighbors owned the local businesses. These soulless corporations have totally destroyed the small town “American dream”.

I miss walking into our old hardware store and picking a Super Nintendo game every now and then because my mom talked the owner into stocking them. He had them hanging overhead behind the counter.

He only got the big titles, stuff he knew the kids would want. He’d ask me and my brother when we came in, “What game are they talking about on the playground now, big guy?”

That world is gone. Going to town is pointless unless you have to go to court for something.

[–] ThePrivacyPolicy@lemmy.ca 3 points 1 year ago

This type of business ownership is what I love about so many parts of Europe. The streets are all lined with shops owned by generations of people who live in the area and not by huge multi-national corps. The neighborhood supports the businesses, they help out the neighborhood, and it's a happy community. I wish we could have this here, but it's just a capitalist hellhole.

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