For example,\u00a0CNN<\/a>\u00a0is encouraging us to look on the bright side by assuring us that we \u201cwon\u2019t have to cancel Thanksgiving\u201d even though store shelves are increasingly bare\u2026<\/p>\n If you\u2019ve been noticing emptier shelves when shopping for Thanksgiving, you\u2019re not alone. But you won\u2019t have to cancel Thanksgiving.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n The shortages of 2020 were supposed to be long gone by now, but instead the shortages of 2021 are far worse.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0If you doubt this, just check out\u00a0these availability numbers<\/a>\u00a0for some of our most important Thanksgiving staples\u2026<\/p>\n During that first week of November, whole bird frozen, fixed-weight turkeys were in stock at a rate of 64% on average across national retailers, IRI found. This time last year, that figure was around 86%. IRI data didn\u2019t include seasonal fresh turkey. Last week, many Americans who were buying turkey early were buying frozen birds.<\/p>\n Availability of packaged pie was roughly 68% that week, compared to 78% in 2020. Liquid gravy, with an in-stock rate of 73%, is down about 12 percentage points compared to last year. Cranberry sauce, with 79% availability, is down from 89% in that same period.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n I still remember the \u201cgood old days\u201d when every store had turkeys and pies.<\/strong><\/p>\n Will we ever see such days again?<\/p>\n There is a shortage of Christmas trees too.\u00a0 It is\u00a0being reported<\/a>\u00a0that the U.S. is now facing a significant shortage of both real and fake Christmas trees\u2026<\/p>\n Anyone planning on purchasing a Christmas tree this year should act fast, according to experts.<\/p>\n Extreme weather and supply chain issues caused by the ongoing pandemic have led to shortages in both real and faux trees, according to the American Christmas Tree Association.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n A shortage of fake Christmas trees?<\/strong><\/p>\n Oh the humanity!<\/p>\n How will we possibly survive?<\/p>\n In addition to a lack of trees,\u00a0CBS News<\/a>\u00a0is telling us that a number of other things will also be in very short supply over the next couple of months\u2026<\/p>\n -Clothing and accessories<\/p>\n -Apple iPhone 13<\/p>\n -Sportswear<\/p>\n -L.O.L. Surprise! toys<\/p>\n -Alcohol<\/p>\n -Jewelry<\/p>\n -PS5 and Xbox gaming consoles<\/p>\n -Christmas lights<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Of course these shortages shouldn\u2019t really surprise anyone, because it seems like there are shortages of just about everything these days.<\/strong><\/p>\n For instance, the shortage of garage doors has become so severe that builders in Sacramento are now being permitted\u00a0to board up the garages of newly built homes<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n The city of Sacramento will now allow garages to be boarded up in new homes, if the garage doors are not delivered in time.<\/p>\n Its a response to the shortage of garage doors caused by rampant supply chain problems.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n Sadly, a lot of other things will be getting boarded up in the months ahead as our economy continues to crumble.<\/p>\n A little over a year ago, Joe Biden promised voters that prices\u00a0would go down<\/a>\u00a0and our standard of living\u00a0would go up<\/a>\u00a0if he won the election.<\/strong><\/p>\n Apparently he must have been campaigning in\u00a0\u201cBizarro World\u201d<\/a>\u00a0at the time, because what we have actually gotten has been the exact opposite.<\/p>\n And things aren\u2019t going to be getting better any time soon.<\/p>\n At this point, even Goldman Sachs is publicly admitting that inflation\u00a0\u201cwill get worse this winter\u201d<\/a>\u2026<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cThe current inflation surge will get worse this winter before it gets better,\u201d Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research warns clients in a \u201c2022 U.S. Economic Outlook.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n This is the weirdest economy that I have ever seen in the entire time that I have been writing, and the American people are becoming increasingly restless.<\/strong><\/p>\n In fact, the latest ABC News-Washington Post poll found that\u00a070 percent of all Americans<\/a>\u00a0now rate the economy negatively.<\/p>\n So there is certainly a lot of bad news out there right now.<\/p>\n But I am going to end this article with some good news.<\/strong><\/p>\n We just learned that implementation and enforcement of the OSHA mandate has been officially suspended.\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0The following comes\u00a0from the official OSHA website<\/a>\u2026<\/p>\n On November 12, 2021, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit granted a motion to stay OSHA\u2019s COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing Emergency Temporary Standard, published on November 5, 2021 (86 Fed. Reg. 61402) (\u201cETS\u201d). The court ordered that OSHA \u201ctake no steps to implement or enforce\u201d the ETS \u201cuntil further court order.\u201d While OSHA remains confident in its authority to protect workers in emergencies, OSHA has suspended activities related to the implementation and enforcement of the ETS pending future developments in the litigation.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n As litigation proceeds, things could still change.<\/p>\n But for now, this deeply insidious unconstitutional mandate has officially been put on hold.<\/p>\n And that is something that all of us should be truly thankful for, because the OSHA mandate could have forced millions of hard working Americans out of their jobs early next year.<\/p>\n So despite the widespread shortages we are witnessing, the painful inflation we are enduring and the supply chain problems that never seem to end, we have a great deal to be thankful for this Thanksgiving.<\/strong><\/p>\n At least for now, millions of jobs have been saved, and the U.S. economy has avoided an absolutely devastating blow.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/assets.zerohedge.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/Thanksgiving-Dinner-Table-Pixabay.jpg?itok=BvTcN9K3\")
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