Comments by "š Erin Thor" (@Erin-Thor) on "Buttigieg weighs in on how supply chain issues could affect Christmas" video.
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Ā @indianapublicland7429Ā ā You must be a smart person or an economist. Iām NOT trolling you! It took me several days of reading to understand the fight with China that Trump started, itās long term effects, and how it is affecting USAās economy, leading to a ripple effect from chip shortages, to auto shortages, to computer shortages, to little things like airline reservation system failures because their computers are taxed under the workload as back up systems are cannibalized for parts to keep the primary system up and running. The scary part is that this is just the beginning, the first wave. Itās Trumps work, happening on Bidenās watch, and people WANT to blame the man in charge when itās happening, not the man who caused it.
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Evidently you are. All evidence, and I do mean ALL evidence from the airline, FAA, pilot unions, crew unions, and airline staff all point to things out of the airlines ability to control. They have also had similar problems with Southwest Airlines Reservations platform, which is independent of all other airlines. The issue appears partly due to flight staff burning vacation days and personal time off days, as nearing the holidays, they wonāt be able to. Think about that, pilots and crew are mandated by the FAA to have X number of staff to fly X number of passengers. A few vacations, unscheduled days off, and they have cancelled flights. Staff have flight privileges, so many donāt live near a major hub. When flights get cancelled, itās a ripple effect as more STAFF are unable to get to their own flights. Add a weak reservations system and you have chaos when it fails too.
My point? Every Trumpet in the USA, like you, are making ASSUMPTIONS not based on FACTS. So when you say āWeāre not that stupid.ā Are ya sure about that?
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Ā @nikhilnewse3318Ā ā Factors yes. But you know that. The US economy is huge. The cost of fuel is driven by oil companies selling futures based on investor confidence. When Biden cancelled the (still not finished) Keystone pipeline, fuel prices went up. Everyone who didnāt sleep through economics class knows the only effect it had was on investors confidence, as the pipeline was not operating, the nations oil supply was not affected. My point is, this situation has many nuanced causes, and even good intentions can have unintended effects. So yes, Trumps tariffs on China have a part in this, and Bidenās cancelling the keystone pipeline had a part too. But, again, you know this, you are just trolling.
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