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The American economy was the biggest political topic during the 2012 presidential election. Americans are worried because unemployment rates are high throughout the country, and President Obama has also cut spending to some key sectors such as the military. There is much that is causing the recession that is unrelated to domestic policy, such as what is going in Europe with the debt crisis. However, there are some important domestic factors that need to be taken into consideration when improving the economy. For instance, some parts of the United States have become dependent on the military and on big box retailers for local economies. However, there is a better way to improve the economy than to rely on big box retailers and single employers like the military. That better way is by developing local businesses. Local businesses have been shown to re-invest in their local economies (through increased employment as well as investment) by as much as three to four times as much as a big box counterpart (Lee). Local businesses help to reduce unemployment rates, which is an important factor in stimulating economic growth. In Cincinnati-Middletown, "unemployment rates…peaked higher than state and national averages," (Livingston). Compared with the rest of Ohio at 10.6% unemployment, the Cincinnati-Middletown region had 10.8% unemployment. According to the United States Bureau of Labor Statistics, the United States as a whole had 10.1% unemployment during that same period (Livingston). Before the recession, Cincinnati area unemployment was just 5.5%. Interestingly, companies in Cincinnati that sell their products abroad are doing well. This is because the American dollar is low vs. other currencies. American goods are therefore relatively cheap to buy on the foreign markets. Therefore, one of the key solutions to America's economic problems will be to stimulate local economic growth through farmer's markets, local restaurants, and shopping malls that house local businesses.
Farmers markets offer an important way of stimulating local economies by promoting local businesses and reducing dependence on big-box retailers. In Colorado, the Greeley Farmers Market celebrated its twentieth anniversary of operations. The birthday celebrations represent a significant change in the way consumers purchase their edible goods in Greeley. A farmer's market provides an "outlet for smaller producers to market their wares and food to an ever-increasing population of people who are willing to make an extra trip to buy outside the grocery store box," ("Farmers market important to local economy, producers"). As a result of the farmer's market, money stays more firmly in the local economy, rather than being thrown out to middlemen or worse, to companies that outsource. Moreover, farmer's markets have an important role to play in stimulating quality of life as well as local economies. The quality of life in Greeley has improved due to the farmer's market. The people who attend the farmer's market enjoy entertainment, socialization, and interaction with neighbors. They also have access to produce that is fresher than it would be if it were stocked on big box store shelves. The farmer's market also offers consumers greater variety than they might receive in one of the mainstream supermarkets in Greeley. One shopper is quoted as saying, "it also provides a place where people can sell anything, from coffee to crafts, bread to burritos, meat to marmalade and much more," ("Farmers market important to local economy, producers"). The farmer's market model is also better for the local and regional environment because it reduces the amount of trucks and other forms of transport are used when marketing produce in the more traditional ways. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, there are currently almost 8000 (7,863 to be exact) farmer's markets in operation throughout the United States; on the other hand, in 1994, there were only 1,744 farmers markets operating in the United States ("Farmers market important to local economy, producers"). Farmers markets have grown in size attracting an increasing number and variety of local businesses.
Local and domestic tourism provides another very important way of stimulating the economy. In New Hanover County, for example,...
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