I got word from my cousin, who is a longshoreman. On October 1st, longshoremen will be shutting down all East Coast ports from Texas to Maine. Nothing will be offloaded from the ships coming into these ports.
While some goods may trickle in from the West Coast, you can expect prices of those goods to double, possibly triple.
The rising cost of goods will be blamed on the Biden/Harris regime. This could propel Trump even further. My cousin believes that this strike could last a month or more because no one is budging.
Stay safe frens.
I did some sleuthing and found this:
What kind of goods are shipped from longshoreman on the east coast?
Source:
Potential port strike has retailers, manufacturers scrambling East Coast and Gulf Coast ports handle about 43% of all US imports
https://www.freightwaves.com/news/potential-port-strike-has-retailers-manufacturers-scrambling
More of a reason to make/produce/grow this stuff here.
It truly is. Think of the cost to transport. Yes, they make it cheaper overseas, but how can we control the quality? And if we reduce the transportation costs, maybe the manufacturing costs being more if made here, will be offset by no transport fees.
Worth doing, for sure.
So I probably need to get my Christmas shopping done now (since I'm already stocked up on "goods").
That's what I'm thinking.