Dollar Stores Are Leeching the Economic Vitality of Communities Across the U.S.
The Strong Towns Podcast
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The Shifting of Gravity in the Banking System
It's easier to get $20 million out of the banking system than a corner store, he says. The financial system is not sensitive to productivity or return on capital, but short-term metrics that have nothing to do with building productive economies. "What are we getting for the 20,000? It's capacity to produce value," Obama asks.
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