I have taken that one step further - I don't pay anybody else and do all the work myself. Every single dollar stays in the local economy - nothing gets away to those dangerous foreigners. Sure I have to work 16 hour/day and have multiple injuries, but that is a small price to pay right?<p>In other words - if you think there is any benefit to "shopping local" then you should try to think what will happen if you took that to the extreem.