Grocery Shortages

[TitoFan]

I’m sorry to say, but I think the US may be hit disproportionately badly by this virus crisis. I don’t live there, so I’m certainly no expert, but the federal system doesn’t really appear to allow for a national strategic approach to coping with it.

There are lots of desperately poor people in the States, lots of guns, distrust in Big Government, and what seems to be a very thin barrier to a breakdown in law and order. Healthcare seems quite politicised, but what would happen in the eventuality of mass infection? Would people be treated for free? How does health insurance work? That’s not a loaded question or troll bait, I genuinely don’t know.

Is the President ‘on point’ on this. He gets overwhelmingly negative press coverage here all the time, so it’s hard to objectively tell or get a nuanced view for us Brits.

Stay safe and sane, American cousins 🤞🏼

Sadly we'd work to isolate certain communities and locales. It was put on display today with the like-dislike push from El Heffe Trump regarding certain State Governors and literal barricade check point for East and West Interstate drivers. Locally we've even been labeled 'the Mardi Gars virus' . Meanwhile in Florida certain beaches remain open. This has kicked into big political gamesmanship the deeper we go. Blame the next guy. Meanwhile Covid 19 is drifting on by leaving the 'next NY' in it's path Nationwide and we pretend it carries a passport. The virus does not vote. I think Trump needs to concede the field for the medical minds and stop making everything about himself.

You hit upon what will continue to become a major barrier to getting anything done. The old "well... if I have to stay indoors why doesn't he" mentality. Some states on lockdown and curfews while neighboring states do nothing.... that's certainly going to rub people the wrong way. Don't know how to combat that except for having a strong, effective federal government with the wisdom and balls to give direction. For that to happen though, we all need from Trump to check his ego at the door and let the experts run the show, like you just said.

[greynotsoold]

Can someone tell me exactly how Trump's ego is hampering the efforts to curtail the spread of this virus?

[TitoFan]

I take it you feel he has handled the crisis perfectly since the beginning?

[TitoFan]

Trump has fancied himself expert environmentalist, meteorologist, and now virologist.

Is it too much to ask him to shut his trap and let the experts do the talking unimpeded or without fear of reprisal?

[ykdadamaja]

We have been out of lysol spray for about two weeks now as well as out of hand sanitizer. We have to stand outside of food stores because of this social distancing thing, about 3 to 6 feet away from one another. Saw an argument on the line between two women and the store security guard. It's getting there, it's getting there....

[Master]

Any government wants to stop riots and anarchy so they have to contain, delay, research and mitigate it. So far we are not on the last phase.

[TIC]

expect to see food shortages. they want you to drink cockroach milk and eat bugs. crops have been ruined by flooding & locusts & droughts. farmers are rushing to try & reseed their crops, well ahead of schedule. also struggling to find workers to help plant or harvest or deliver. countries will start to limit exports
https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...rtage-un-warns
https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...rtage-un-warns
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...eastern-europe
https://news.yahoo.com/explainer-cor...174402799.html
https://thehill.com/policy/internati...s-of-global-fo
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/112674...d-shortage-un/
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/fea...ountries-begin
but i have been telling everyone here for months to have up to six months of food stored, so you guys should be fine if you took that advice. starting growing your own now, learn to fish & hunt

[walrus]

expect to see food shortages. they want you to drink cockroach milk and eat bugs. crops have been ruined by flooding & locusts & droughts. farmers are rushing to try & reseed their crops, well ahead of schedule. also struggling to find workers to help plant or harvest or deliver. countries will start to limit exports
https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...rtage-un-warns
https://www.theguardian.com/global-d...rtage-un-warns
https://www.theguardian.com/environm...eastern-europe
https://news.yahoo.com/explainer-cor...174402799.html
https://thehill.com/policy/internati...s-of-global-fo
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/112674...d-shortage-un/
https://english.alarabiya.net/en/fea...ountries-begin
but i have been telling everyone here for months to have up to six months of food stored, so you guys should be fine if you took that advice. starting growing your own now, learn to fish & hunt

I’ll bet you 5 bucks no food shortages

[ykdadamaja]

Any government wants to stop riots and anarchy so they have to contain, delay, research and mitigate it. So far we are not on the last phase.

We are now at a FULL AND COMPLETE SHUT DOWN over this weekend, to end at 5am on Monday morning but only to go back to the regular 24 hour curfew. lolol....

So if you didn't get you groceries before 1pm on Friday, and he made the announcement at 4pm Friday evening, then you may well starve to death this weekend. God help you if you need medicine.

[Daniel_A]

Hand Sanitizers are available around my home stores but there is a shortage of masks. Here is not much shortage of food. Thank God

[Spicoli]

I’m sorry to say, but I think the US may be hit disproportionately badly by this virus crisis. I don’t live there, so I’m certainly no expert, but the federal system doesn’t really appear to allow for a national strategic approach to coping with it.

There are lots of desperately poor people in the States, lots of guns, distrust in Big Government, and what seems to be a very thin barrier to a breakdown in law and order. Healthcare seems quite politicised, but what would happen in the eventuality of mass infection? Would people be treated for free? How does health insurance work? That’s not a loaded question or troll bait, I genuinely don’t know.

Is the President ‘on point’ on this. He gets overwhelmingly negative press coverage here all the time, so it’s hard to objectively tell or get a nuanced view for us Brits.

Stay safe and sane, American cousins 🤞🏼

Sadly we'd work to isolate certain communities and locales. It was put on display today with the like-dislike push from El Heffe Trump regarding certain State Governors and literal barricade check point for East and West Interstate drivers. Locally we've even been labeled 'the Mardi Gars virus' . Meanwhile in Florida certain beaches remain open. This has kicked into big political gamesmanship the deeper we go. Blame the next guy. Meanwhile Covid 19 is drifting on by leaving the 'next NY' in it's path Nationwide and we pretend it carries a passport. The virus does not vote. I think Trump needs to concede the field for the medical minds and stop making everything about himself.

You hit upon what will continue to become a major barrier to getting anything done. The old "well... if I have to stay indoors why doesn't he" mentality. Some states on lockdown and curfews while neighboring states do nothing.... that's certainly going to rub people the wrong way. Don't know how to combat that except for having a strong, effective federal government with the wisdom and balls to give direction. For that to happen though, we all need from Trump to check his ego at the door and let the experts run the show, like you just said.

It's the propositions of things that to my knowledge go directly against the constitution and the carefree toss away nature with which he is going after individual Governors while they are stacking refrigerated trucks with corpses. Did it again today by inferring that NY medical personnel are basically stealing masks and masks are 'going out the back door' ffs. He's playing for division and ratings. I have relatives who work RN and CNS and they're being devastated. Trump is not a leader