The supply chain is so vital to everything we do in this country.
When I say everything I mean every last little thing.
Unless you live in a remote shack hunting your own meat, growing your own veggies, and living off the land, you are dependent on the supply chain just like everyone else. When you go to a restaurant, for example, they get shipments of food and supplies almost every single day. The supply chain collapses, that restaurant cannot open for business! Another area where the supply chain is of particular importance is in construction. Trucking and shipping is the lifeblood of the construction business, and if one item goes out of production – let’s say rebar tie wire, for example – an entire building can be put on hold. If you have thousands of rebar rods, but only a few hundred rebar tie wires, that rebar is as good as useless to you. The entire project needs to go on hold until more rebar tie wires can be acquired and shipped to the site. Slowdowns and delays in major construction projects are often tied not to slow workers but a lack of supplies like rebar wire ties. I only use rebar wire ties as an example, of course, there are literally millions of other construction supplies of which this is just as true. Keeping the supply chain open and well-oiled is vital to the success of this country, because without those rebar tie wires everything grinds to a halt. When you see a lot of semi trucks on the road, it means the economy is strong.