This one is a bitter series of topics. Uplifting only if you are looking for the answers about the fleeting small business and entrepreneurial communities, declining industry in the United States, and potentially balanced look at the history of creating something that is ahead of the curve.
"I am, today, signing into law H.R. 6971, which will make it illegal for manufacturers to fix the prices of consumer products sold by retailers. [...] The so-called fair trade laws were a response to the unique economic conditions of the Depression. These State laws require all retail merchants to sell brand name merchandise at a price set by the manufacturer if the manufacturer wanted his product to be labeled a fair trade item. [...] In today's economy, these restraints on competition no longer make sense."
- President Gerald Ford, December 12th, 1975
President Fords Address is on page 38 of this document:
https://www.fordlibrarymuseum.gov/sites/default/files/pdf_documents/library/document/0055/1669141.pdf
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