Open Letter to Congressional Leadership: Secure the Food Supply Chain NOW [View all]
Dear Speaker Pelosi and Congressional Leaders:
If you thought plague was a threat to our people, wait until famine conditions manifest.
Which they will, unless you and other functional government leaders begin working NOW to secure the food supply chain.
Right now we're seeing the first wave of impact on our food supply chain as thoughtful citizens stock up for a few weeks, anticipating less access to foodstuffs and/or trying to minimize their need to leave home and expose themselves and others in food vendor settings- grocery stores, gas/convenience stores, restaurant drive-through and pickup locations.
Right now, everyone understands that of course, there will be empty shelves and re-stock waits for some items.
Shortly, however, people will begin to worry.
About the 3rd-4th time they make a foray and find that there are STILL no tinned beans on the shelves, worry will escalate to anxiety.
Before anxiety escalates to panic buying, hoarding, etc., and the effects of the stay-in, quarantine, lockdown on the workforce seriously impacts the food supply chain, YOU MUST ACT.
And you must COMMUNICATE.
TELL US how the raw food/ingredient production sources are going to be helped to safely maintain production.
TELL US how the processing/packaging industry is going to receive assistance and monitoring to ensure it continues its function.
TELL US how the transportation and supply chain is going to be kept safe and functioning.
TELL US how the availability outlets are going to be assisted in maintaining their stocks, safe handling, and suppying the public.
Do this NOW.
No one else will, alas.
Certainly not the morons in charge of the Administration, the USDA, etc.
By thinking ahead NOW, you can prevent an even worse threat to our population than the pandemic.
Please act.
urgently,
Bright
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