tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post111322391511224494..comments2024-03-24T11:01:27.668-04:00Comments on Resource Insights: Reverse globalization?Kurt Cobbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05330759091950742285noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-90196742070425596102007-07-09T21:28:00.000-04:002007-07-09T21:28:00.000-04:00very true the reverse globalisation will occur and...very true the reverse globalisation will occur and sooner than we expect look at us here in usa we are losing jobs to other countries and importing almost every imaginable thing so what is our GDP growth gauge is going to be I hope not per capita consumption.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-1113257453902518762005-04-11T18:10:00.000-04:002005-04-11T18:10:00.000-04:00I was thinking that the most-distant imports would...I was thinking that the most-distant imports would drop out first. If we get to the point where interstate trucking of staples is a problem ... que the disaster moive.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-1113235684702094892005-04-11T12:08:00.000-04:002005-04-11T12:08:00.000-04:00Of course there's not only 'overseas' transport, t...Of course there's not only 'overseas' transport, there's also petroleum-dependent "within the continent" transport like lettuce and other fresh vegetables from California to the rest of the USA, and dairy from Wisconsin to many other states, as well as anything sent by every air and ground shipping company in the USA, plus all the internet businesses that have to mail/ship whatever you buy from them to wherever you are. . . etc. This list goes on. <BR/><BR/>Whether we NEED or merely want all the foodstuffs and other items we buy is one thing; whether they will be obtainable, whether needed or not, is another. I like those winter salads and fruits, but I live in upstate New York. Winter Cabbage anyone?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8861605.post-1113233265550780022005-04-11T11:27:00.000-04:002005-04-11T11:27:00.000-04:00I think there are a lot of silly stuff that will f...I think there are a lot of silly stuff that will fall out of the transportation equation when higher fuel prices arrive.<BR/><BR/>Shipping drinking water from other continents is an easy one. I used to see farm-fresh New Zealand eggs in Newport Beach, California. That's another. I think we have three brands of French butter at Trader Joe's ...<BR/><BR/>I've got a gut-feel that we could cut half our overseas transport without hitting anything we really miss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com