by Dr. Stephanie Coxon, America Outloud:

Henry Kissinger once famously said, “Control oil and you control nations; control food and you control people.” While those words were spoken in the 1970s, they seem to be one of the more accurate statements today.

We have all seen empty shelves and difficulty acquiring certain items or brands at our local grocery stores. “Supply chain issues” are being blamed, which is a part of it, but it’s not the whole story. Everything from labor shortages at food processors and manufacturers to trucking and transportation issues at ports and hubs adds to the crisis. Of course, when work is de-incentivized via government stimulus checks and programs that reward lack of effort, labor issues can be expected. We’ve also seen backlogs and inventory issues caused by Covid shutdowns of plants here in the US and worldwide, affecting our food supply. Those issues are still occurring in China.