Question

review the fourth paragraph.
eat, drink, shop local
1 buy local campaigns have popped up all over the country, encouraging consumers to support their local community businesses. the movement aims at moving customers away from large, big - box retailers and motivating them to support local business owners, farmers, craftsmen, and other product providers. while buying locally clearly supports ones own community, the value of supporting local businesses goes much further than that. consumers should support local businesses not only to boost the local economy, but also to help cities and towns maintain their own unique identities and cohesive communities.
select the evidence that the author provides for the following supporting claim: thriving local businesses give a significant boost to the local economy.
the value of nearby homes increases the likelihood that a local business will thrive.
sixty - eight percent of the money spent locally goes back into the areas economy.
local business owners are more likely to support their community via charitable acts.

Explanation:

To find the evidence for the claim that thriving local businesses boost the local economy, we analyze each option:

• The first option talks about home value affecting business thriving, not business boosting the economy.
• The second option ("Sixty - eight percent of the money spent locally goes back into the area's economy") directly shows how local business spending contributes to the local economy, supporting the claim.
• The third option is about business owners' charitable acts, not economic boost.

Answer:

B. Sixty - eight percent of the money spent locally goes back into the area's economy.