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2mo ago

Demand slump fuelled by Trump tariffs hits US ports and air freight

Demand slump fuelled by Trump tariffs hits US ports and air freight

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Jesus fucking Christ, so there's going to be shortage driven inflation in addition to the tariff inflation. We want to engineer the post-COVID supply chain shortage again, don't we.
The Orange Turd is an economic mental midget.
- Prosperity has never been his main aim. Tariffs serve to create attention for him, and leverage to collect bribes.
- Depression Don
There's already been a pretty huge drop in port traffic, like in the raw number of containers being shipped in. We should really see some changes over the summer.
- Might want to start your Christmas shopping now while there are still things in stock

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