These supply chain and staffing issues are getting old

[disneysteve]

I find this interesting as here in australia we have never really had any issues with stocks of anything except for a couple months in the beginning of the pandemic, other than that everything has been normal...shelves always full..more expensive now..but we knew that because of the bushfires and the pandemic...plenty of workers...nothing has really changed here..so its interesting to see how diifferent countries are...although we don't get the rude, aggressive people who don't want to wear a mask like the US does

Australia took COVID far more seriously than the US did. You actually had shut downs where we just sort of pretended to, and some places barely did that. Your government did the right things to limit the spread of the disease where ours all but ignored it and actively downplayed the seriousness of the threat, and your case load vs ours clearly illustrates that.

I am a bit surprised that you didn't see the product shortages though. Given that you did have more serious shut downs, I'd think that would have impacted the supply chain more.

[mumof2]

Australia took COVID far more seriously than the US did. You actually had shut downs where we just sort of pretended to, and some places barely did that. Your government did the right things to limit the spread of the disease where ours all but ignored it and actively downplayed the seriousness of the threat, and your case load vs ours clearly illustrates that.

I am a bit surprised that you didn't see the product shortages though. Given that you did have more serious shut downs, I'd think that would have impacted the supply chain more.

Yes and many state great others not so much they had some people that didnt comply and it spread like wildfire...my state didn't have any real outbreak we had a group of 13 people in 2 years other than noone else had it so we lived a normal life....had 4 deaths and that was right at the beginning...since they opened the border we are over 200 and people are still dying. Our truck drivers could drive state to state with products/mail etc but they had to be tested before they entered and exited states so it couldnt be spread state to state...we still had container ships come in but they had to remain at sea until they were tested for covid if they had it they had to wait to drop their cargo off until they all comeback negative on the boat (and yes they wre tested) so although very strict our supply chains were not hurt. Also our essential workers were the only ones that could access childcare and they got it for free, so all medical staff/police/fire/store workers etc

[QuarterMillionMan]

Wow it is strict there.

[disneysteve]

Wow it is strict there.

They did what needed to be done and the results speak for themselves. I said from day one that we needed to shut down here and the problem never would have gotten as bad as it did but our “leaders” refused to take the problem seriously.

[mumof2]

Wow it is strict there.

it was very strict especially between borders but our state did great and we lived normal lives...we still wore masks, sanatised etc but everything else was normal...including school..so it was great and we had extra measures like certain times of the day only people over 70 could shop...usually early in the morning after they had stocked shelves....we had qr codes for everywhere...and if you had to stay home because you had covid or was a close contact they would come to your house anytime day or night and if you weren't home they would hunt you down and put you in jail!!...but it worked

[QuarterMillionMan]

Los Angeles & Long Beach ports bargaining contracts coming up soon with the possibility of strikes where 40% of all goods arrive. That would be disastrous if it happens.

[ua_guy]

Los Angeles & Long Beach ports bargaining contracts coming up soon with the possibility of strikes where 40% of all goods arrive. That would be disastrous if it happens.

I guess the employees might have the upper-hand here. If it's essential work, it's time we pay individuals accordingly.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

Los Angeles & Long Beach ports bargaining contracts coming up soon with the possibility of strikes where 40% of all goods arrive. That would be disastrous if it happens.

It feels like everything is going up fast and the value of our dollars are worthless.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Americas Summit: At Port of LA, Biden weathers storm of inflation, supply-line jam – Pasadena Star News

According to this article Russia is to blame for the supply chain issues, I beg to differ. I think it's a lot of things such as COVID shut downs, shortage of workers, etc.

[james.hendrickson]

Americas Summit: At Port of LA, Biden weathers storm of inflation, supply-line jam – Pasadena Star News

According to this article Russia is to blame for the supply chain issues, I beg to differ. I think it's a lot of things such as COVID shut downs, shortage of workers, etc.

Inflation is monetary supply phenomenon. We would have had inflation now if the public had not been chomping at the bit for Covid stimulus in 2020 and 2021.

[bjl584]

Americas Summit: At Port of LA, Biden weathers storm of inflation, supply-line jam – Pasadena Star News

According to this article Russia is to blame for the supply chain issues, I beg to differ. I think it's a lot of things such as COVID shut downs, shortage of workers, etc.

This all started way before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Russia didn't help, but they don't shoulder all the blame

[disneysteve]

This all started way before Russia invaded Ukraine.
Russia didn't help, but they don't shoulder all the blame

Exactly. The supply chain issues were initially caused by COVID. I don't think there's any debate about that. And the COVID issues are still going on. The war just added to a problem that already existed.

[QuarterMillionMan]

Started with toilet paper, canned goods, pastas, hand sanitizers, then microchips, then baby formula, now tampons.

[james.hendrickson]

Started with toilet paper, canned goods, pastas, hand sanitizers, then microchips, then baby formula, now tampons.

Correct on all counts.

[LivingAlmostLarge]

And now longer term inflation pushing the cost of everything up a lot.