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How are Americans preparing for the Trumpist supply shock? (lemmy.world)

submitted 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) by General_Effort@lemmy.world to c/asklemmy@lemmy.world

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From what I'm reading, the troubles should start to pick up now; harbors being quieter, truckers not having work, ... Are any shortages noticeable yet?

ETA:

Source: https://paulkrugman.substack.com/p/trump-is-a-virus

Businesses have been filling their inventories. That's ending now. Economic pain in terms of job losses should accelerate now. It will still take up to a few weeks before inventories run empty, and the full impact hits consumers. Even a full reversal of Trumpism couldn't prevent knock-on effects that last into next year.

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[-] couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 2 months ago

I was looking at a reolink camera last night.

About $80 on Amazon.

On aliexpress (where the reolink website itself directs you for check out), the same camera is over $200.

[-] Corkyskog@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Ali vendors were jacking up prices long before the exception removal date and before even some of the tariffs went into effect.

[-] LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago

Remember when COVID supply-chain difficulties made prices shoot up? And several years after that situation peaked prices STILL haven't gone back to normal? This gonna be like that except COMPLETELY unnecessary, brought to you entirely by MAGA. Remember it when the midterm elections come up in 2 years. That won't be difficult cuz it will still be going on and will be even worse.

[-] LifeInMultipleChoice@lemmy.world 0 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

Well some products will go down at first, the ones they can't sell to other countries any more the supply will skyrocket until they cut production to reduce their losses. So perishable things like certain food, will possibly decrease for a season, then will go up higher/possibly "sky rocker" as when you produce less your profits are lower, so they will have to mark them up / some people will just stop farming. The possibility of the bees dying out seems more worrisome than the tarrifs long term though for many foods.

[-] Nyticus@kbin.melroy.org 0 points 2 months ago

I work retail and we've had an onslaught of freight. Until there is ever a day when I come into work and I'm told or I see that there is nothing to stock - I'll be concerned. Until then, what is there to prepare for?

[-] General_Effort@lemmy.world 1 points 2 months ago

I work retail and we’ve had an onslaught of freight

How's going now? Any noticeable change yet?

[-] Randomgal@lemmy.ca -5 points 2 months ago

Are they gonna blow up some vessels? What doe she negative number mean? XD

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