Admittedly, it is tempting to as much of your shopping at your local Dollar General Store—I mean, there is a new one popping up all the time. There is also the fact that shopping there is very affordable, and according to recent data, as many as 75% of Americans currently live within five minutes of a store. However, even with all this in mind, you may want to stop and think before heading out to shop.

More often then not, the opening of a Dollar General Store heralds in bad news for already established local businesses. It has been determined that

United Airlines would have to furlough 2,850 pilots this fall if the government did not allocate additional funding for the airlines to cover labor costs.

In a message to pilots on Thursday, Bryan Quigley, United's senior vice president of flight operations, said that the company remains positive that Congress will approve an extension to the Payroll Support Program. However, United should be also prepared for a different outcome, Quigley wrote.

US airlines already received billions in financial assistance through government coronavirus relief packages this spring, and in return, agreed to avoid layoffs before Oct. 1. At the same time, most airlines, including