While I do not think it is intentional I do believe they are reaping the benefits and have no reason to cause transport costs to go down. They will reap the profits and pass costs on to the consumer until the consumer is priced out due to inflation and quits buying. Meanwhile the ports and shippers whether land or sea will reap the profits. That is the free market as currently practiced.
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No crisis is wasted by the money manipulators. Meanwhile the government cranks out greenbacks double time and piles on national debt at unprecedented rates. Inflation has already started. It’s about to get a whole lot worse and it’s a difficult trend to reverse. I’m spending my cash now before the whole shebang collapses into a steaming pile.
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A not too accurate description of life at sea, the problems with container shipping and the supply chain debacle of today:
