grace
It always used to be shortage of this and shortage of that but with the lockdown scenario things are not moving. Here in India many people are starving specially the migrant labourers who are in the middle of nowhere and the system is such that dry food is not accessible to them though the godowns are full.
And then there is the oil crisis. Yesterday the price went down to minus 30 plus dollars which meant sellers had to pay to get rid of oil in their possession.
No takers – not by choice but by coercion. Producers are forced to stop production – no point in it as the godowns are packed with unsold items and also the lockdown has forced them to close their business.
At the moment it is a lose, lose situation but will that spring surprises when everything comes to normal? Those with a keen business acumen may perhaps exploit the situation? No one knows.
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Do you think there is a way to get back on our feet and business will be as usual?
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Yes
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No
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I suppose it will take a very long time for us to recover. I doubt life will be the same as before this pandemic
We will have to accept the new norm.
The economy will slowly recover. Many seasonal farm workers will be needed here. Many activities will start to work in stages. It won’t be like before the pandemic.
There will be many who will be severely affected. Government should rally round.
I’m going to be optimistic and vote yes. Looking at what is happening realistically makes the future bleak, so I choose to remain optimistic.
I watched a tv reality check where the anchor was at a store where heaps of packed goods waiting to be exported but those at the other end are not interested as of now.