President Donald Trump says his 25% tariffs on Canada and Mexico are coming on Saturday. Trump also said he'll "probably” decide on Thursday night whether to include oil from those countries as part of his import taxes.
Iirc, there was also a majorly catastrophic weather event ripping through the majority of prime farmland around the start of the Great Depression that caused tons and tons of crops to fail as a result, which would’ve made access to food scarce and likely more expensive.
I believe it was The great dust bowl that happened around 1934/1935, but I’d have to double check
OK, that’s fair. I’d forgotten about that particular detail. More fool me. But it’s notable that no such catastrophe existed in 2008, and no such catastrophe exists today, and yet we’re still struggling to put food on plates despite more than enough food existing for everyone.
Iirc, there was also a majorly catastrophic weather event ripping through the majority of prime farmland around the start of the Great Depression that caused tons and tons of crops to fail as a result, which would’ve made access to food scarce and likely more expensive.
I believe it was The great dust bowl that happened around 1934/1935, but I’d have to double check
OK, that’s fair. I’d forgotten about that particular detail. More fool me. But it’s notable that no such catastrophe existed in 2008, and no such catastrophe exists today, and yet we’re still struggling to put food on plates despite more than enough food existing for everyone.