There is a issue right now on the west coast. Longshoreman are locked into a contract dispute with the Pacific Maritime Association. The mass media is reporting on the effect on grain, meat, electronics extra that are either in the backlog to be delivered or in the backlog to be exported.
So what does this mean to the low income?
I seriously think the media should be reporting on this more. The effect not just on the farmers and retailers but also on the low income. A lot of the items in places like Walmart, Dollar Tree, etc, come from china. Those on limited funds will stop there to shop. If the items are not on the shelf, they are forced to go without or pay more many somewhere else. That more money is to cover the lost income the companies will impose due to the shipping delays. Or it will cover the alterative methods to get the products to the stores. Like by air.
The effects on the rest of the economy is all known by now, like meat going bad on the docks before it reaches the store. However what ever the position one is in in this economy, be it rich or poor, the fact remains it should be more reported than it is. The fruit harvest in much of the west is coming up. Much of the fruit goes to the Far East. If the fruit can not leave the country, they orchards may not pick. No pickers will come to town. No money coming in.
Some argue that the ports should hire people who will not care what they are paid. Or complain about conditions. That is not fair. To do that kind of work takes skill, strength, determination and more. Those type of people deserve to get paid fairly and compensated for their work.
Perhaps that is the real reason the media hides the stories under articles on the size of a celebrities butt. Distraction and down playing. Why let the public really know what is going on.
This whole thing should and needs to be brought out into the open.
