My husband took me and the baby to the small towns of Rockport and Gloucester, MA this weekend. It's a place where there's still a lot of old American industry...fishermen still make a living off of fishing and catching lobsters, there's a silversmith who makes fantastic jewelry, and lots of potters and artists who sell their work. I want to encourage all of us to shop at our small local stores unless it's absolutely necessary to shop at a big chain store. For the sake of convenience we are filling the pockets of very rich people and letting our neighbors and friends go bankrupt. Even though it's sometimes more expensive, its worth it to have fewer things and keep our American industry and integrity alive. Walmart and Bed, Bath, and Beyond don't need your money. But the little country collectibles shop down the road does. You like fish and lobster? Go to the fisherman and buy it from him...the restaurant has bought it cheaply from him and tripled the price. The government is making it harder and harder for these fisherman to continue doing what they do..but if we vote with our dollars and keep the little stores around us running, maybe things can turn around. It just made me so sad to see that these fishermen can barely pay their mortgages...its another industry dying.
What do you all think about this?
these are some fishing boats in Rockport harbor
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