re: Does “American made” resonate with you when making purchases?

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One thing I try my best to do is buy local

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Now that's what really matters, IMO, and goes far beyond consumer goods. Local education. Local government voting. Local community involvement and investment.

National politics is a joke. Live w a local mindset and make a difference. Especially if you're rural or in an area where shitting on a sidewalk or having to worry about a Rupaul reading to kids at your county library isn't common. Perspective and local reality counts, no matter how many times Stout posts about fricking Portland