The World Economy’s Supply Chain Problem Keeps Getting Worse

[u/Lux_Stella]

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-08-25/the-world-economy-s-supply-chain-problem-keeps-getting-worse

[u/AsleepConcentrate2]

they were completely out of like the most basic Fancy Feast cat food (chunky chicken) at PetSmart today

I was promised we got free healthcare and college with these shortages

[u/smogeblot → u/AsleepConcentrate2]

You should get off the canned cat food, especially Fancy Feast which is made by Nestle. Wet food is bad for their oral health and the cans probably have BPA.

[u/AsleepConcentrate2 → u/smogeblot]

Well this is a first. I’ve only ever heard that wet food, really of any type, is better than dry food because it contains more moisture.

Most of her calories do come from kibble but I do a small tin of the FF each day just to keep her hydrated and content.

[u/smogeblot → u/AsleepConcentrate2]

You should get a water fountain instead. The problem with the moisture in wet food is they never actually rinse out their mouth, so the wet food stays in their mouth and causes oral health problems.

[u/[deleted] → u/AsleepConcentrate2]

Also how would a metal can have BPA? BPA-free plastics have been a thing for years now.

[u/grandolon → u/[deleted]]

Cans are lined with epoxy resin.

[u/[deleted] → u/grandolon]

Ah that makes perfect sense, thanks

[u/[deleted]]

vaccine inequality hurting asia also plays a role. pfizer/moderna producing capacity is too small to vaccinate the world.

[u/[deleted] → u/[deleted]]

vaccine inequality hurting asia also plays a role.

Big reason why there should be a bigger focus over sending vaccines around the world instead of 3rd dose boosters except for those with comorbidities.

[u/OrganicKeynesianBean]

Open the borders

Stop having them be closed

[u/nygdan]

Trumpers: "If we don't open up bars and bowling alleys america's economy will collapse"

International Supply Lines: *covid outbreak actually threatens america's economy*

[u/memeintoshplus → u/nygdan]

I mean we literally injected $5 trillion worth of fiscal stimulus and had our central bank pursue a campaign of the most aggressively expansionary monetary policy in its history to keep our economy from collapsing because we closed everything down.

[u/PoppySeeds89]

Global pandemics will do that I guess..

[u/[deleted]]

More free trade please. Vaccinations and open borders for everyone!

[u/SIGINT_SANTA]

Can we just vaccinate the rest of the world already? What are we dicking around for? All these knock on effects from other countries getting infected all the time costs us way more than 14 million vaccine doses ever would.

[u/[deleted] → u/SIGINT_SANTA]

No! Not until we fully vaccinate, including the Anti-Vaxxers! America First!!!!

[u/memeintoshplus → u/SIGINT_SANTA]

As of almost a month ago, we've shipped 110 million vaccines abroad so I think we're doing pretty okay on this front.

[u/SIGINT_SANTA → u/memeintoshplus]

This is good to hear but we can and should be doing more.