| Supporting local businesses is something that | | | | things such as policeman, firemen, street repair |
| makes sense for many reasons. Yet it is | | | | crews, and so on. |
| astounding how many people will drive out of their | | | | When you drive to another town to spend your |
| local market to save a few dollars. | | | | money you are helping them support their local |
| Saving money by shopping from businesses in | | | | services. Is that worth saving a few dollars on a |
| other areas then where you live is a bad idea. | | | | sale that is being run by another business out of |
| Here are three good reasons why you should be | | | | your local market? |
| concerned about supporting local businesses and | | | | 3. Local business owners have families just like |
| not just trying to save money shopping | | | | you. Chances are your kids have gone to school |
| elsewhere. | | | | with the kids of a local business owner. You may |
| 1. If they go out of business you have less places | | | | know the spouse a local business owner |
| to shop. Because the money you spend in your | | | | personally. |
| local economy is passed back around several | | | | Consider that when you spend your money away |
| times you are not only supporting that particular | | | | from these businesses you are hurting their |
| local business you are supporting other businesses | | | | families. This is money that they do not have to |
| where you live too. | | | | invest back in their kids education, in their local |
| Do you like having choices? If you do not spend | | | | schools, and in other products and services |
| money with your local businesses they will go out | | | | provided by other local businesses. |
| of business and you will have less choices. This | | | | These local business owners are just like you and |
| affects that particular business you are not | | | | they are trying to earn a living and raise their |
| shopping at as well as all of the businesses in your | | | | families the best they can. It just is not worth |
| local market. That is something that you just | | | | hurting them to save a few dollars. |
| cannot afford to do. | | | | We all live in an economy that is financially tight |
| 2. Local tax dollars provide servcies you cannot | | | | right now. Trying to save money in every way |
| do without. Certainly things such as property | | | | we can is important. |
| taxes, vehicle taxes, and so on do help support | | | | However, hopefully these three reasons why you |
| some of the services we all need in our | | | | should be concerned about supporting local |
| communities. | | | | businesses will make you think twice about |
| But the sales taxes collected on purchases from | | | | spending your dollars outside of your own local |
| businesses goes much further. When sales tax | | | | community. |
| revenues are down you begin to notice cuts in | | | | |