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. . .. they are still a mega corporate giant and they are a major player in the devastating cycle of over-consumption.
If you or someone you know really needs a power tool, then I suppose buying at at Sears does less harm than buying it at Wal-mart.
But if you're going to buy something at Sears just for the sake of buying it and "supporting the troops," at least take a moment to think about the other effects of your consumption: burden on resources, corporate profits, third-world labor exploitation, to name a few.
If, on the other hand, you want to do something constructive for an alternative, non-corporate economy, go to your local co-op, a local farmer's market, a local arts & crafts fair. This is a terrific season for local shopping, for meeting the people whose direct labor produces the goods you're buying.
I know that one of the excuses often given for buying at corporate chain stores is price -- they're always cheaper. My suggestion then is just to buy less, but buy better.
While I applaud Sears for their action, I wonder where the money will be coming from. Will it be taken from the paychecks of other employees, as they are told to "sacrifice" an expected raise in honor of their fighting sisters and brothers? Or will it come -- I don't think so -- from the dividends that would have been paid to the stockholders who risk nothing but capital?
Beware of patriotic PR -- many evils can be wrapped in the flag.
Tansy Gold, who is always suspicious when corporations start acting generous
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