Random anecdotes like this seem to be popping up all over the place:

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Grocery store shelves are missing a lot of products they used to carry. Selection seems very limited now in certain categories (random chit like canned tomatoes, spices, certain over the counter medicines).

Food prices are going up. Almost everything has increased in price by 10-15% or more. Milk, meat, packaged products most notably. Produce seems ok. No more killer deals and sales.

At my work (beverage company), both aluminum and plastic supply chain issues are fukking up our production. At my warehouse on any given night we have 10% out of stocks. This is pretty freaking high.

I'm seeing a lot of bad signs right now for the economy that don't appear to be taken very seriously. Every "good" piece of news is hopped on, every worrying thing is hand waved or buried or simply not discussed. It feels like January/February of the Corona Virus when certain people were sounding the alarm. I remember those times, the videos, the stories, the tweets. Many people thought this was going to peter out and we'd be fine. 15 cases in March, it'll go away like a miracle. LOL. Nope. I'm not a doomer or a panic-cel, and regardless where you sit on how "bad" COVID is, the raw numbers peg this as worse than SARS, H1N1, and any flu pandemic in recent history. And here we are. Once again I feel like we're bearing down on another iceberg, and yet the band is playing and everyone is acting like chit's gonna be fine. I don't know, chit feels too calm, too hunky dory for as much as I've been reading/experiencing.

What did Obama do during the 2008 pandemic?

Nothing. And he convinced the rest of the world to do nothing.

And that should've happened this time.

Agreed.
Meat has skyrocketed in price. Fruit hasn't been too bad, but vegetable prices have risen quite a bit.

Norwaybrah

87% chicken, the rest being water and other stuff they put into it

Shopping in Sweden crew, brb half the price almost

Wake up bro..Food is not as expensive as you think it is nor is anything missing. Your eating the crap they they put in cans and run though machinery.

Eat natty, clear your mind, and separate yourself from the media and bullshyt they're feeding you on T.V.

Surround yourself with positive energy and do the things you love and you'll realize the world is only as bad as you make it.

We call this "WHAT-ABOUT-ISM" the year being discussed is 2020, aka now.

Can't tell if this is sarcasm or not, lol.

I'll take it as not sarcasm, because I actually heard on the radio an issue dentists are dealing with-customers losing insurance because they've lost their jobs. Chit still needs to be taken care of, so the dentist has to present cheaper options. That means less and less dollars changing hands, contracting economy. The kicker is much of the economic woes right now are not due to some financial issue, but are entirely artificial-companies that would otherwise be kicking ass are being fukked by their supply lines AND customers that are also being boned by their own lockdown issues. Its a self perpetuating problem, I can see this spiraling out of control. That dentist might have to lay off a hygienist, because his customers are being laid off, and that hygienist isn't gonna be able to afford that new heater, and those tradies are gonna have fewer jobs and buy less monster.....

And why hasn't China been held accountable yet?

This might seem like no big deal, but it is.

-I need a couch
-Couch not available for some weeks, I'll come back in 2 weeks
-Lose job next week
-No couch purchased, couch company loses business
-Due to loss of business, couch company lays worker off
-Cycle continues....

The disturbing thing is none of this is a result of some economic issue, it's all artificial. Everybody SHOULD be fine, but throw a wrench in the system and it all comes crashing down.

all the people that have roped themselves because of this and the alarming surge of child abuse > economy problems

No debt crew. Also you guys should be growing your own food. Get into contact with local farmers, people at farmers markets. Help them out on weekends for food/milk. srs.

Here's my setup. Start prepping boys. Even if it is just in a few things like food, guns/ammo, water, essentials. Play it safe. Don't be like the people rushing to the store when a hurricane is coming in 48 hours and nothing is left but empty shelves and chaos.

Op, you seem to be catastrophizing the situation.

In the short term it is possible it could get serious in the West this winter. A lot of grannies and grandpas could die.

Now what do you think the economy will look like next year when a million old people die and leave all their boomer money to the kids and grandkids?

It's going to be PS5's for everyone and a chit load of people opening new businesses with grandmas inheritance.

There are so many more variables than just tinned tomatoes, op.

The only thing i'm concerned about is inflation.

Personally I'm worried about deflation. If you've noticed my examples were disparate and range across many industries. The result of fewer transactions is contraction....and eventually deflation.