There is definitely a problem in the USA… Our mega-conglomerate corporations are becoming terribly slow, terribly expensive and resorting to constant begging in congress for “bail-outs” and “tax breaks” in spite of record sales (in some cases).
Here in my city, there are no personal courier services left and business people must stand in long lines at FedEx-Kinko’s.
There are no genuine farmer’s markets and everyone buys rancid food at Wal-Mart superstores (or pays 3 times the price to shop at Whole Foods).
There are no independently owned bookstores (except the very biased selections in some mega-churches) and everyone is slapped in the face at Border’s and Barnes & Noble by the latest tripe from Ann Coulter or Al Franken.
The Pizza Chains have barred their delivery drivers from going to neighborhoods “in economically depressed areas for insurance reasons”.
Every time a family-owned restaurant closes its doors, an unhealthy fast food joint pops up in its place.
Furthermore, you must depend on Home Depot to remodel your house (so it ends up looking the same crappy way that everyone elses looks) And I’ve heard that you can’t even find a good independent contractor to install a kitchen sink because there’s so much red tape and fines involved.
What should be done about these corporate giants that are slowly degrading our quality of life?