Interesting things:
The ‘conservative’ Spanish newspaper/site abc.es. has a report about the food situation in Italy (in Spanish) which indicates the following, something our media seems to ignore, per my translation:
‘Increasing woe in Italy due to the coronavirus: almost 3,000,000 people need food aid’
There’s a 10% uplift there, as the report gives a breakdown with more details.
In Campania more than 530,000 people need food, almost 9% of the region’s population. More than 364,000 in Sicily, almost 283,000 in Calabria. Even Lazio has more than 263,000 people in need. One analysis says around 2,700,000 people need food aid.
There is much discussion of raids on pharmacies and supermarkets, with police guarding them.
And this is interesting:
And how long here before our food supply chains might disintegrate, when people have to laboriously shop 2 meters apart, queueing to get in, queueing to pay, as the capacity of the shops to serve customers is throttled, whether or not the products are limited or in short supply. Is there any modelling of how long this can go on, never mind if it should at all?
Here in Maryland there is a State-wide shelter in place order. You can't go out except for urgent business, or you face a year in jail. Can't wait until you need a reservation to shop at the supermarket.
Since they're emptying out the jails to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, if you get sentenced to a year in jail for maybe spreading the coronavirus, will your sentence be suspended? Asking for a (antisocial) friend.
ReplyDeleteIts getting interesting and not in a good way. This shutdown destroying the economy is going to have lots of bad consequences.
ReplyDeleteAs Instapundit says many a time; They'll turn us all into beggars as they're easier to please.
Government created food shortages got rid of those pesky kulaks, so this works great comrades! Which seems to be just the point from the left.
ReplyDeleteShutting down everything for a month actually sounds like France in August. That would be every August.
ReplyDeleteI hear that the local supply chain for food and fuel can take it for a long time still.
I'm really looking forward to the Recovery. Consider how long it will take to get our economy up and running. Now ask the same question regards China and most of Europe. Bonus point question....how much added value will Made in America have going forward? More than before I figure.
TW
Interestingly, Italy has been a failed country since pretty much it's inception. Most Italians (and most Europeans also) live closer to the edge than lower class people here in the USA.
ReplyDeleteThere are always shortages, of this, of that, of the other things. Combined together? You get this. This Italy.
Here in the States? Maybe some disruptions in urban areas, but for the most part the food will flow.