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[deleted] t1_ivu94jn wrote

Reply to comment by Banea-Vaedr in Voters reject Question 3 and opt to keep rules for alcohol sellers the same by markurl

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Banea-Vaedr t1_ivua0qw wrote

Most of the state has more in common with Hartford or Brattleboro or Albany than it does with Lowell. Just because it's from Lowell doesn't mean that it's local.

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[deleted] t1_ivuarjp wrote

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Banea-Vaedr t1_ivuazlu wrote

Something from Lowell is not local to people across most of the state.

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[deleted] t1_ivucg3b wrote

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Banea-Vaedr t1_ivucymg wrote

>If you lived in Boston and bought apples from Pittsfield, you would be buying local apples, yes?

No. But you live in Pittsfield and buy Canaan apples and you've bought local apples. Just like local media in Pittsfield broadcasts from New York.

>If you lived in Springfield and bought Wellfleet oysters, you would be buying local oysters, correct?

No. They'd be closer from Connecticut or New York. But even those wouldn't be "local". You're over 100 miles from the shore.

>so most of the state doesn't have more in common with Albany.

It sure does geographically. And those people are no more fond of Market Basket than they are of Wal-mart or any other large chain that puts local businesses out.

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