> I have yet to encounter someone who is against supporting local businesses
I am. I'd rather just pay a higher income tax and have that fund UBI, and save myself the money by buying cheap instead of local.
Asking consumers to spend more money on feel-good slogans is the same as a regressive tax.
Your neighborhood is decaying? It's not because welfare is broken, healthcare is broken, and law enforcement is useless, it's because you, the working-class consumer made the wrong choice.
Also it's an awful Prisoner's Dilemma. If I'm faithful, it makes a tiny dent in the odds of any given business closing. Why not defect, if my vote won't count for anything in the end?
I am. I'd rather just pay a higher income tax and have that fund UBI, and save myself the money by buying cheap instead of local.
Asking consumers to spend more money on feel-good slogans is the same as a regressive tax.
Your neighborhood is decaying? It's not because welfare is broken, healthcare is broken, and law enforcement is useless, it's because you, the working-class consumer made the wrong choice.
Also it's an awful Prisoner's Dilemma. If I'm faithful, it makes a tiny dent in the odds of any given business closing. Why not defect, if my vote won't count for anything in the end?