Adam Smith said: “There is a great deal of ruin in a nation.”
Goods being shipped throughout the world…
Thinking of the current crisis, I remember throughout our travels seeing so many shipping boxes full of goods from many producers. I always feel a if the whole world is united by shipping boxes. Now: all is under threat with no specific replacement for what we may lose as trading agreements fall. The 90 day reprieve for really disastrous tariffs is a relief, but not enough.
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| Columbia River, 2021 |
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| Seattle, 2013 |
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| Panama, 2014 |
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| Panama |
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| Panama Canal |
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| Ushuaia, Argentina, 2017 |
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| Port of Rotterdam, Netherlands (web image) |
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| Ports of Turkey (web image) |
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| Ports of China (web image) |
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| A freight train crossing the Mojave Desert, 2011. |
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| Freight train beside the Columbia River, 2021. |
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Outside the Box by Marc Levinson: a book about the history of globalization.
Very relevant, though now quite out-of-date. (My Review Here) |
Paul Krugman says: “It's the uncertainty, stupid. Like many other observers, I’ve been arguing that uncertainty about Trump’s policies is as big a drag on the economy as the policies themselves.” Photos © 2011-2025 mae sander
5 comments:
Hello,
I am tired of the games our leader is playing, all the damage his policies are doing to our country. I enjoyed seeing all your photos of the shipping crates and the ports. Take care, have a great day!
A relief, yes. But not a solution and there is still such great uncertainty. Every day seems worse, more erratic than the next. I don't think I've ever seen a shipping crate except on TV. Very interesting!
The only answer is to replace Trump, but you will have to wait four years for that to happen. By then you will probably not be able to recognize your country or its standing in the world.
The shipping containers are fascinating because they raise them off the ships with giant cranes and put them on trucks or trains. We have an “inland port” near here where the containers are moved from trucks to trains and vice versa. I see them on trains stacked double-decker. It’s very efficient.
Yeah Krugman is right. I've been following him now more than ever. All these port photos are so interesting to see.
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