[delfinom]

Walmart has done much of the work destroying local American businesses, especially since everything they sell is basically imported from overseas.

People decry the "globalism" boogeyman but then immediately go shop at Walmart.

[octopoc]

I think that's partly a generational thing. The younger generations tend to be willing to spend more to ensure a "clean" supply chain--where clean means things like no slavery, family owned business, etc. The older generation tends to do what you're talking about. This is true in my family, but I've also read studies somewhere that illustrate that this is a pretty strong correlation between generations.

[ebiester]

I think many older people are more skeptical of the companies declaring their “clean” silly chain.