Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
General Discussion
In reply to the discussion: Let me make this pellucidly clear [View all]Johnny2X2X
(19,066 posts)11. It's pretty simple really
People have been sitting at home because of the pandemic, they've not spent money on travel. So with the extra money, they bought stuff online at higher rates. That depleted the supply chain. Coupled with some Covid based factory pauses and shutdowns, you have what we have. And it's far from a crisis, it's merely some inconvenience.
Edit history
Please sign in to view edit histories.
47 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
Highlight:
NoneDon't highlight anything
5 newestHighlight 5 most recent replies
RecommendedHighlight replies with 5 or more recommendations
If only this country had enough intelligent people that realized this truth. Instead,
bullwinkle428
Oct 2021
#1
Don't Moscow Mitch and his wife, former Secretary of Transportation Elaine Chau ..
IggleDuer
Oct 2021
#30
The empty shipping containers need to be loaded onto ships and taken back to China
FakeNoose
Oct 2021
#32
too many truck, rail, and warehouse workers are too Trumpified to wear their masks
paulkienitz
Oct 2021
#36
I do think the previous administration scared a lot of Boomers into early retirement nt
Shermann
Oct 2021
#40
Malaise, we might note the public sector's key part of our supply chain is relatively healthy.
KY_EnviroGuy
Oct 2021
#43
MSM in conjunction with the conservatronic PTB are Carterizing their own creation.
jaxexpat
Oct 2021
#44