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.

    • biofaust@lemmy.world
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      5 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.

  • Lovable Sidekick@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    5 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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      5 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.

  • 10001110101@lemm.eeEnglish
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    5 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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      5 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.

  • Nyticus@kbin.melroy.org
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    5 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?

  • bblkargonaut@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    My company layed off the newest hire, and bought $50k of materials we need for R&D for the next year and a half. Im in the process of buying a duplex instead of a single family as a hedge, so my cost of living will be low enough to survive on my wife’s part time salary if we can keep a renter. I will be planting food producing trees and bushes, and building garden boxes after close, and learning canning.

  • couch1potato@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    5 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
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      5 months ago

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

  • VodkaSolution @feddit.it
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    5 months ago

    There will be no drama, as it happened with eggs some weeks ago. I don’t mean it will not be a problem for someone, but media will inflate how people will be affected or not be affected

    • A_Union_of_Kobolds@lemmy.world
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      5 months ago

      Dude any good fuckup to the system like Suez Canal or… say, Panama

      We saw all this happen just after covid. We saw what market collapse can do in '08. Drama will come.

    • corsicanguppy@lemmy.caEnglish
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      5 months ago

      There will be no drama, as it happened with eggs some weeks ago.

      The question is, is this just confident distancing from the overhype and fear-mongering, or is this a head-in-the-sand approach to a severe calamity? Can we know before it actually hits?

      Would you rather over-plan for it, or under-plan?

    • stringere@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      Learn to cook beans and rice from scratch. Stock up on them in bulk. Emergency food packs can be bought from $45 and up depending on how many you have to feed and for how long you’re planning to need it.

      • Korhaka@sopuli.xyzEnglish
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        5 months ago

        I already know how to cook poverty foods from living off £8k a year back around 2016.

        • stringere@sh.itjust.works
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          5 months ago

          I feel that from personal experiencto. I learned while earning 0 at the time. Fortunately I was living in Seattle which has/had some great food banks and food resources for the destitute.

  • PeteWheeler@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I have read testimonies from other people who have gone through economic/political instability and hardship. What i got out of it is that prepping will help for a week to a month maybe. But after that preppers just feel dumb after that as all that work didn’t mean much long term.

    The only thing that universally matters is having community ties. Unfortunately… USA aren’t very community friendly or even have the opportunity to create strong local bonds. As all community events are during work hours so only retired people part take in those.

  • Ms. ArmoredThirteen@lemmy.zipEnglish
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    5 months ago

    Honestly I have a lot of ethical distress over my decision. I’m using savings to power through a couple months hardship here then moving to Sweden to see if my second attempt at college can stick this time. I’m going to buy some essentials like toilet paper, flour, canned tomato goods, while they’re still readily available. Not too much though since I just need enough to make it work while I’m here and I want to limit my panic buying impact

  • sunbrrnslapper@lemmy.world
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    5 months ago

    I’ve converted all my investments into girl scout cookies because they (1) are high value And can be traded for goods and services; and (2) can be eaten when no food is available. 😉