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Oct 22, 2021
12:28:47pm

TempeCoug All-American

Another article telling us Americans that it is our fault for the supply chain

catastrophe and that we should stop buying stuff and then everything will be alright.

America doesn't have a goods shortage. Affluent Americans have a voracious shopping problem, gobbling up goods and resources far beyond their own need and at a pandemic-accelerated rate the supply chain can't currently handle. We should call it that. https://t.co/0cyQgnm8yL
— Amanda Mull (@amandamull) October 22, 2021

https://twitter.com/amandamull/status/1451591740918415360

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Another article telling us Americans that it is our fault for the supply chain

TempeCoug

10/22/21 12:28pm

If nobody bought anything there wouldn't be a shortage! Brilliant!

rtNelson

10/22/21 12:30pm

It's stupid, but also not totally untrue.

Iman23

10/22/21 12:30pm

Yeah, she does have a point. Rampant consumerism IS a problem in this country.

Hotlanta

10/22/21 12:31pm

Well she is conflating the two, implying cause and effect. So it's basically a

Don Carlton

10/22/21 12:34pm

If this consumerism went away, how many companies would struggle to pay their

crack

10/22/21 12:59pm

I actually agree that America needs to buy less junk. But the truth is that

rcbyufan

10/22/21 12:30pm

If Trump was President, what would the headlines be?

Thrill

10/22/21 12:31pm

Depends. Is he president because he won the election, or because of his coup?

ryebrye

10/22/21 12:32pm

How Did He Become President?

BYUBandfan

10/22/21 12:32pm

Let’s say this all happened 3 years ago, then what?

NewMexiCoug

10/22/21 12:40pm

If the Covid pandemic happened 3 years earlier? His trade policy would get more

BYUBandfan

10/25/21 9:49pm

Didn’t help that the government sent everyone checks that they may or may not have needed.

KingDave

10/22/21 12:32pm

Lol, and why can’t it handle demand toots?

CougieMcCougFace

10/22/21 12:32pm

Don't buy anything and let your money go up in flames via inflation.

mokelembembe

10/22/21 12:33pm

Did I miss the part where the economy was absolutely roaring right now?

Corn Pop

10/22/21 12:33pm

You mean to tell me, more people buy stuff cuz more people are buying stuff?

braddahmike

10/22/21 12:37pm

Jimmy Carter 2.0

cheezedawg

10/22/21 12:38pm

Affluent Americans are the problem. This is code speak for…?

NewMexiCoug

10/22/21 12:39pm

In a way she is right - but it's part of what keeps our national and world economy moving. Of course, the Left seems

zonacougar

10/22/21 12:43pm

The problem with her tweet is the 'pandemic accelerated rate'.

10/22/21 1:09pm

We own a small business that has been rocked by supply chain issues. This is

diluigifan

10/22/21 1:20pm

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