We need the money, lord knows, but apparently, the advantage of the currently favorable balance of trade (dollar sucks, meaning people want to buy our stuff so exports are booming) is passing us by because there aren't enough containers making the return trip to pick up more of our cheap goods.
Who'd have thought.
When exports were lower, the problem was reversed, with not enough longshore workers to unload all the boxes coming IN. Of course, that sounds like a bonus for labor, so maybe both ways work for at least part of the economy.
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