Pops wrote:The thing is, any "everything shortage" out there is because retail sales are through the roof. Typical misdirection, it is demand not supply causing the stress. The stutter-step of shutdown then stimulus is what emptied the shelves. Another artifact of an overly optimized JIT system that only works if everything is predictable and can't cope with the unexpected.
Not sure why this isn't more apparent to the talking heads. I worry far more about the economy tripping up, "Sovereign Debt Bubble", corporate bond defaults after this dust settles etc.
evilgenius wrote:We are up against people who deliberately sow discontent. It doesn't mean OP was doing that. Or, even the Atlantic. But there is a cohesive operation running to bring this kind of doubt before the people. It is essential to get a certain party into power. They have an idea of whom it should be that will lead them into the next foray. I'm not so sure they should be operating under that much certainty. Their current guy may fade. They could, instead, get a real baddie in his place. You see, they have failed to ensure themselves against such a thing happening. In fact, they have given such a character all of the levers.
Pops wrote:I get a little twitchy from time to time about the self-organizing system of profit taking that our lifestyle is based on. You know? the baker doesn't bake to feed you, he does it to feed himself? The invisible hand and all that.
Newfie wrote:Looking at the shipping shortage from a different angle.
What are we doing about it?
https://gcaptain.com/biden-maritime-mar ... -phillips/
FamousDrScanlon wrote:Planty, I've been shopping twice in the last week & there are no shortages that I can see
FamousDrScanlon wrote:I had always viewed a supply chain as a complex system, but now that you've taught me it's success or failure hinges on the decisions of our respective national team leaders
Plantagenet wrote:Now it looks like we are going to see food shortages in some items and empty shelves in the grocery stores in the US pretty soon.
I'm truly amazed at how quickly the Biden administration has screwed everything up....and my exceptions were very low to start out with.
Living up here in Alaska this makes me a little nervous, because we are waaaaay at the end of the food supply chains for the US.
On the bright side, we're used to paying high prices for groceries.
Hey Joe
Stop sniffing all the girls
And get the supply chains
Up and going
We need food
We need food a lot
So get off your throne
And help the people
Of our great country
As you promised
As you promised
Or were you lying
When you made all the promises?
Cheers!
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