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.

  • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I got a passport, and am wrapping up a degree in nursing.

    It’s not necessarily my intention to jump ship as soon as I graduate, but knowing that it’s an option will be a great comfort.

    Other than that, I stopped eating eggs.

      • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        I’m torn between something familiar - english speaking, mostly western culture, just for the sake of an easy transition; or somewhere like Thailand where it’s just a completely different world. Like, if I’m going to pack up and move halfway across the globe, might be a good time to dive into something that’ll give me a ton of brand new experiences.

        Idk if I’m adventurous enough to actually commit, but the temptation is definitely there.

    • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      6 months ago

      Do you have dual citizenship? Just because you have a passport doesn’t mean you can just flee the country forever.

      • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        No - that strikes me as an end game move. It’ll enable me to cross the border, and if shit hits the fan that’ll be good enough to then figure out the next steps.

        I would need to do WAY more research on prospective point-B’s before diving into dual citizenship.

        That said, I don’t really know shit about expatriating, so if anything I just said stands out as glaringly wrong, please do school me!

        • Carrolade@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Dual citizenship is probably a bit premature, I doubt you need to concern yourself with that just yet. I would probably have a few places picked out as likely options for a work visa though, after doing some basic research into pay grade vs cost of living and how much you like/would fit in with the local culture.

          You probably already have a vague idea of which countries you might enjoy living it.

        • mosscap@slrpnk.netEnglish
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          6 months ago

          You’re right about this - as a US / Canadian dual citizen, getting a new citizenship is quite an ordeal and not everyone who applies is approved. The nursing experience you mentioned in a separate comment might be enough to qualify for a work permit and then permanent residence. I know that various provincial governments up here are quietly putting in immigration policies that severely cut immigration numbers, but focus heavily on recruiting healthcare workers.

        • Coreidan@lemmy.worldEnglish
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          6 months ago

          Ya but that’s not an easy thing to get for most countries. A lot of that depends on your career background. They don’t take anyone.

        • barneypiccolo@lemm.eeEnglish
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          6 months ago

          America has officially entered the list of shithole countries. Our infamous American arrogance will not help us. No country is going to want our refugees unless they are wealthy or have an in-demand skill. Even then, they will only want to cherry pick the best of the best.

          In addition, we will be 2nd class citizens in any country we land in, and will be treated with the same disdain, discrimination, and abuse as immigrants are treated in America.

          Better to stay here, and use your energy to fight to take our nation back. Fascism has generally turned out to be unsustainable in the long term, but it requires constant, sustained resitance to dislodge.

          The silver lining is that fascist leaders usually face an ignominious, violent end. Let that be your motivation to resist.

          • Damage@feddit.it
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            6 months ago

            I agree with the idea of staying an upholding your values, but as an Italian, let me tell you people can be pretty ambivalent about people from countries like ours, just as I happen to be seen as either a lazy criminal or a poet cook navigator with nothing in-between, you guys can be seen as dumb and vulgar rednecks or cool rock’n’roll cowboys.

            • biofaust@lemmy.world
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              6 months ago

              Italian here as well and I support this . Became much more woke about the stereotypes we fall in lately, after 15 years around Europe. Especially when people apply Scorsese movies terminology to us: if someone jokes about me being a mafioso I respond with a small lecture about what mafia really is.

    • merari42@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      Going to Germany as a nurse should be possible. You would need to do some language courses and handle some bureaucracy but we have a big nurse shortage.

      • Sterile_Technique@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        6 months ago

        language

        That is definitely an intimidating step. I speak a little Spanish, but was never particularly good at it, and that’s hailed as one of the ‘easy’ languages. …'course, the stakes are a tad higher now than when I was studying that stuff in highschool…

    • pmk@lemmy.sdf.org
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      6 months ago

      We always need more nurses in Sweden, I imagine it’s the same in other countries too.

    • biofaust@lemmy.world
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      6 months ago

      I am really curious about how much media attention the consequences of the Orange Man’s moves will get. Fascism is at work and the first thing fascists do is get control of the media.

  • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
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    6 months ago

    Not shortages yet, but steep price increases.

    I have dropped some items from my normal grocery list because of ramping prices. Eggs and avocados were first, but it’s expanding to other things now.

    I have some hobby projects I want to do that would require buying new hardware; those prices are going up so that is on hold until further notice.

    I work from home 95% of the time and do much of my evening/weekend socializing and hobbies within walking distance of my home, so I could drop my driving and fuel consumption very low.

    I bought a $30 renter-friendly bidet kit so I am way less exposed to another toilet paper shortage.

    I was going to buy a new car, probably a RAV4 internal hybrid, within the next 1-2 years but that is completely up in the air now. My current car is functional, just old, and I would continue driving it rather than swap to an inferior and dangerous American car like Tesla.

    Buy less, budget conscientiously, wait to see what happens. Exactly what Trump doesn’t want but which anyone with half a brain cell knew would happen.

      • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
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        6 months ago

        They doubled over the last ~week at my grocery store. Typically 88 cents to $1, today $1.99.

          • Vanth@reddthat.comEnglish
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            6 months ago

            We’ll see if they stay up or if it was a minor swing due to, I don’t know, short term short supply. I was reading they are an interesting bellweather because of their very short shelf-life and west-to-east shipping path.

            They’re one of my favorite lunches while hiking. Good fats. Easy. No refrigeration needed.

  • Nyticus@kbin.melroy.org
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    6 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?

  • 10001110101@lemm.eeEnglish
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    6 months ago

    I think shortages will be short-lived as companies and retailers just have to suck it up and pay more. People won’t be able to buy as much stuff, so layoffs and a recession or depression are likely, but there’s not much I can think of doing to prepare for that.

    • orcrist@lemm.eeEnglish
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      6 months ago

      But they don’t have to suck it up, not really. They can just stop buying entire classes of items. The question is what Americans will now live without.

  • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 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
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      6 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.

  • Verdant Banana@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    6 months ago

    the shortages and disruptions have been happening and Trump is not the end all be all of all things just another puppet that was voted in selected by the elites

    been an issue worse since covid and not just because of tariffs or what presidential puppet sits in the white house

    no preparing for something when we have nothing to start preparing with in the first place

    at least in the United States you have lots of people at the bottom, some in the upper middle, and very few elites that control it all