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If you want a truly insane and mind-boggling supply chain you should look up how grocery store fish fingers are made ... Fascinating comment from 100kb about global supply chains and commoditization in an Ask Metafilter question about why global commodities are cheaper in poorer countries.
So, I've been volunteer firefighting and working rescue squad for a couple of months now. And it's not that I live in a rural area-- in fact, I live in one of the top 10 largest cities in TN-- but it is a place that is vehemently anti-large government and anti-tax. And it's been very interesting to see, up close and personal, what that actually means for fire and rescue and other emergency services.
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