If you thought the Biden-Harris administration was criminally inept at handling the crisis at the southern border, wait until you see how badly they’re going to mess up the supply chain. It’s not being talked about a lot, but there is a port strike looming that’s going to upend the supply chain and send prices soaring. We’ll likely be seeing the kinds of shortages and bare grocery shelves that we saw back in the days of the pandemic.
Next Tuesday, it is expected that members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) will walk off the job at 36 port locations along the East and Gulf coasts, forcing shippers to divert to the West Coast. Those diversions would add significantly to the costs involved in getting food and other consumables delivered across the country.
The pending strike could result in shortages of consumer and industrial goods, meaning prices will…
