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People seem to think this supply chain problem is just about getting finished goods from China. My husband is the production manager of a small manufacturer and has been struggling to get raw materials for their products. (Many that can only be obtained from countries overseas because they are minerals and metals.) He stresses every day over every part of his production because keeping manufacturing going means keeping people employed. And that problem is rampant in many industries here in the US. This is a big threat to small businesses that provide jobs. It couldn't be more potentially devastating if had been planned on purpose to eliminate small business.

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Packaging is hard to come by too and the places that do have all that are having trouble keeping truck drivers employed to deliver it.

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Every time Biden is compared to Carter I feel bad for him . It’s an insult to Carter! As for shortages in FL there are a few but the biggest hit here is the rise of gas prices!

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Great point. But never feel to bad for Carter.

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At least Carter was honest and ethical unlike Biden!

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It’s judah, the problem is when you have someone as bad as Biden yes he makes Carter look semi decent. But I’m not sure the the Iranians that didn’t want to live under the Ayatollah would look at him as ethical.

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My parents said it jumped 20 cents overnight in the Villages, the hike in PA wasn't as bad but places with buyers rewards l have hiked their prices so they are the same with rewards as plain old gas stations.

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I recently spoke with capital Hunter and he said the supply chain was going great and that the product was even better than what he got when Trump was in office

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That’s quite funny.

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Total bullshit.

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So far, we ahve had gas in So Texas and enough groceries, but he shelves are sparce and a few empty in the two stors we shop. No doubt, it's coming. Everyone that can is stocking the pantry.

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I've had to adjust a few brands I usually buy. I don't want to jinx it by saying anything else..

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I live in Florida but the shelves for catfood in every store around me are basically empty. I feed several colonies of strays

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I wish I had seen your comment a couple weeks ago. My elderly cat passed away and I donated several pounds if dry food and around 30 cans of wet. If you aren't looking for a specific brand Chewy usually has something in stock.

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Groceries are definitely more expensive, my staple run, a twice yearly $100 stock up was double that a week ago. My weekly grocery trip is also about $25 more expensive than usual and I haven't been able to get lunch meat for sandwiches for nearly a month. My brother is a new dad and Similac is increasingly hard to come by, going to do a run for them tonight to see if we have any local that I can drive down to them this weekend. #prayers

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I’m not having a problem with supply chain shortages, because I live in Florida.

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I am in Ho,Texas and there are big problems at stores.And am sure,it will get worse the closer we get to holidays.

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No issues so far in Georgia.

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