E01 Things appeared the same, but they felt different.
Welcome to Monopolies Killed My Hometown. In this episode I share the path that led me to identify that Monopolies and Corporate Consolidation is the root cause behind the decline in my hometown of Amherst, NS. I moved away in 1999 after graduating from High School. I moved back to Amherst in 2015. Amherst appeared similar to the Town I grew up in, but it felt different. What happened? Monopolies.
Welcome to Monopolies Killed My Hometown. In this episode I share the path that led me to identify that Monopolies and Corporate Consolidation is the root cause behind the decline in my hometown of Amherst, NS. I moved away in 1999 after graduating from High School. I moved back to Amherst in 2015. Amherst appeared similar to the Town I grew up in, but they felt different. What happened? Monopolies.
I founded the Center for Small Town Success to learn more about the impact of Monopolies on small towns. I want to bring power back to small towns, and to people , so they can have control over their future again.
Links from the episode:
- Town of Amherst, NS
- The Myth of Capitalism: Monopolies and the Death of Competition, by Jonathan Tepper with Denise Hearn
- Goliath: The 100-year War Between Monopoly Power and Democracy, by Matt Stoller
- Big by Matt Stoller
- Canadian Competition Bureau
- Consumer Welfare Standard
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