What do you think lappe meant with this statement

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"Every time you spend money, you're casting a vote for the kind of world you want."

-Anna Lappe, sustainable food advocate Based on the preceding quotation, consider these questions:

1. What do you think Lappe meant with this statement?

2. Do you agree or disagree? Why?

3. How would exploring this issue on a microeconomic level be different from exploring it on a macroeconomic level?

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