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id: KL-0101
title: "What a town can lose"
part: "I. Why it matters"
version: "0.1 (early draft)"
last_checked: 2026-11-08
status: sketch
html: https://keepittexas.org/book/kl-0101/
---

# What a town can lose

> **SKETCH.** This page is an outline. The real text is not written yet.

Our view: jobs, giving, and who answers the phone.

## This chapter will cover

- Where the money goes when the owner lives far away
- The small things: sponsoring the team, giving a neighbor time to pay
- Why this is about choice, not blame

## Sources

None yet. This page is an outline and states no facts that need a source.