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I recall reading a few years ago that the port of Oakland was in a precarious spot due to being outcompeted by excess capacity in Southern California ports as w

• hattmall 6y ago
  The bigger problem is probably they don't have the capacity anymore, so now people will take Oakland because they have to, have a bad experience, and be like fuck Oakland. This is precisely why the US and the world has farm subsidies. Because these kinds of supply / logistical shocks to the food supply can result in some real issues and political changes. If we port / shipping subsidies we would keep capacity and subsidize return trips. A big part of the problem is a lack of empty containers in Asia.