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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by gruez on Thursday October 28, 2021 @05:27PM (#29032252)
>2020 feels like the biggest shock to the economy in a while yet it was one of the best years for most big businesses.

by what metric?

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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by munificent on Thursday October 28, 2021 @05:40PM (#29032399)
The millions of people who lost their jobs and had to rely on emergency cash payments from the government to pay for food and rent?
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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by gruez on Thursday October 28, 2021 @05:45PM (#29032453)
How does this have anything to do with the claim that it was "best years for most big businesses"? Do "most big businesses" do better when that happens?
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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by ironSkillet on Thursday October 28, 2021 @06:05PM (#29032643)
There were two quantified subjects in the quote you referenced - "biggest shock to economy" and "best years for most big businesses". My guess is he was replying about the first subject.
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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by munificent on Thursday October 28, 2021 @07:42PM (#29033507)
Sorry, yes, I was only replying to the first part.
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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by leppr on Thursday October 28, 2021 @06:20PM (#29032781)
Stock market valuations
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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by gruez on Thursday October 28, 2021 @07:14PM (#29033276)
You mean how S&P 500 was up 35% compared to the start of the pandemic? That's more of a reflection of the stock market getting inflated 35%, than the constituent companies getting 35% better.
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Re:What caused all the supply chain bottlenecks? by leppr on Tuesday November 02, 2021 @09:33AM (#29080944)
Not agreeing to it, but that's what media and politicians mean when they talk about "the economy".
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