Independents Day

A few weeks back, my friend Tim sent out an email about his San Leandro coffee house. In it, he mentioned a study that tracked money spent in Austin at chains versus local, independent equivalents. Money spent at the independents contributed three times more to the local economy than the same money at chains. Of course, Amazon.com purchases simply removed money, though they're not mentioned in the study. Here's a news report. Here's where you can get the study itself. I sent the link to Pat Holt as well.

Support your local independents. It's in your best interest.