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- Professr, on 04/15/2008, -4/+55This inflation's so bad, yo momma ain't fat no more...
- gravityboard, on 04/15/2008, -5/+38"watering down their milk, or giving their children soda because it's cheaper than milk"
All these products of "food sciences" are making America obese. Soda is terrible. - killbert24, on 04/15/2008, -3/+28McDonald's might change their "Dollar Menu" to the "2 Dollar Menu" things are getting so bad.
- gigamugged, on 04/15/2008, -0/+24Anybody else notice the new 12oz boxes of pasta (helpfully packaged in the same old 16oz-size box so you don't notice till you get home and realize there isn't enough pasta to go around)? How about the 6oz yogurt selling at the same price that the old 8oz portion used to sell for? I guess those ploys to hide inflation have finally run their course and the real impact of $100/bbl oil is showing up in food prices.
- jmpeagle, on 04/15/2008, -0/+19I'll just copy and paste my comment from an article covering the same topic in the upcoming section:
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this is the result of bad governance and horrible agricultural policies such as export restrictions. There is more than enough food grown in the world to comfortably feed everyone, yet it things such as export restrictions prevent food from reaching the global marketplace. Just earlier this year, Ukraine had to dumb 100 MILLION dollars worth of grain into the black sea because it had been allowed to rot due to their huge surplus and restrictions on exporting. A similar things is happening in Argentina with Farmers essentially rioting and blocking roads because of export restrictions.
It's also being used as a foreign policy tool to curb exports. For example, t.ast month, when Kazakhstan threatened to limit wheat exports, some wheat prices soared by 25%.
http://www.economist.com/finance/displaystory.cfm? ... - 55mph, on 04/15/2008, -3/+22It's much worse than the statistics sighted in the article. 4.5% this year? *****. Milk is up 35% in the last 18 months. Take the government's statistics and triple them.
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -29/+47Ron Paul 08 and stop the inflation.
- hellathatguy, on 04/15/2008, -4/+21nom nom nom nom nom nom.....
- fisherx, on 04/15/2008, -3/+20Do you still believe corn-based ethonol is a good thing? Grow food. Burn oil.
- FaithclubDotNet, on 04/15/2008, -3/+19As gas prices grow, food prices grow. Both of these things hit poor people hardest. Rich people don't tend to eat more than poor people. Rich people use a trivial amount of gas more than poor people.
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -3/+19omg why did people thumbs down the original comment? inflation and a devalued dollar is the reason for rising food prices (along with oil prices). must be a lot of democratic-republican partisans on digg today who don't like to think
- Rustymetal, on 04/15/2008, -6/+21Stop digging him down, Ron was right now and he was right 10 years ago. Not OP's fault. Digg up!
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -1/+15inflation of the dollar causes gas prices to grow and food prices to grow. this is due to reckless gov spending by neocons and socialist dems
- sloppychris, on 04/15/2008, -0/+11People talk about economics like it's some foreign concept that only applies to rich businessmen. The truth is, those who study economics do so in order to help people. Rising food prices are wonderful examples of the importance of understanding how economics work and their implications for you and me in the real world.
Unfortunately, too many take an over simplified view of economics. Passing laws that affect the economy begin with good intentions, but often have the opposite effect. When economists speak out against these laws, it isn't because they're evil people stuck in an office somewhere out of touch with reality. It's because they have an understanding of the complexities of the market, and know that good intentions don't always create positive results. For instance-- food prices rise because of inflation (there are other reasons though). Many economists believe that the federal bank and it's monetary policy is responsible for much of the inflation we are seeing, which drives up the price of food.
Think about this the next time an economist argues against things like price ceilings or socialization. They're helping people. - davidjkass, on 04/15/2008, -2/+13E85 anyone? This is simple economics... governments subsidize certain types of crops for alternative fuel growth, farmers change their crop mix to sell the higher priced goods less of their crop goes toward the global food supply thus increasing the price of food. I am all for alternative energy, but not at the cost of global stabilization [both Kenya and Egypt are experiencing food riots right now].
Ps. E85 has a larger carbon footprint and is more expensive to produce than petro. - MiamiRox, on 04/15/2008, -2/+13"Authentic" Key Lime Pies in Brooklyn??? I only consider it "authentic" if its made in The Keys. Its like eating an "authentic" Philly Cheesesteak in Atlanta.
- jeffiek, on 04/15/2008, -2/+12You can't write? (as in write-in vote)
- zoezack, on 04/15/2008, -0/+9It's time to turn lawns into vegetable gardens and plant fruit trees along the sunny side of the driveway, next to the garage that contains bicycles instead of an SUV.
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -0/+8i feed just me - i am a girl and i am thin - but eating healthy costs a lot more than it used to - another thing i have noticed is that often the big supermarket in the major city i live in is often out of things where before there were never empty spaces on the shelves - i used to have more money left over after bills and food than i do now - being a vegetarian used to mean my grocery bills were cheaper but not any more - fruits and vegetables cost a lot more - it is not subtle it is obvious - i feel sorry for families trying to feed growing kids well -
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -1/+9Grow your own?
- youtellme8, on 04/15/2008, -0/+8...and they probably cause about twice as much cancer.
- pahoehoe, on 04/15/2008, -0/+8When I was in high school, we got our water from the drinking fountain. Paying $1.25 for water in a bottle? What a waste. I guess that's the price one pays for thinking that bottled water is somehow better. It does have a fancy label, and you get to drink it from a free bottle that is promptly discarded. That's priceless.
- sloppychris, on 04/15/2008, -0/+8The "they" in my last line refers to economists who help people, not price ceilings or socialization. My mistake.
- Amadeus2490, on 04/15/2008, -3/+11RE: "Fine in moderation"
Define "in moderation" for me, please; The average American defines that as about 3 sodas a day. Then, you have to consider that the average Joe started drinking soda when they were about 4 years old, so. . .that doesn't sound too moderate to me, especially when you consider that it's very rare for a person to get enough water a day, even when you're not factoring in dehydration.
I'm not even going to bother getting into the fact that caffeine, sugar, and other food additives are addictive.
- Professr, on 04/15/2008, -0/+8Taste copyright infringement! Call the CIAA! (Culinary Industry Association of America)
- Hypomanic, on 04/15/2008, -0/+8You know, in a revolution, you'll be the first they go after.
- kingamoon, on 04/15/2008, -1/+9***** man! Aren't there any good news in the world nowadays?
- barfooz, on 04/15/2008, -3/+10Dugg down for being naive.
a) Presidents don't create legislation, Congress does.
b) Given our massively complex and globalized economy, a number of the factors creating this inflation are out of our control.
c) Even if Ron Paul were president, the system of checks and balances would severely curtail his ability to influence legislation given that the House is controlled by the Democrats and the senate by the Republicans, and neither one is feeling particularly libertarian nowadays. - bosssmiley, on 04/15/2008, -0/+730% of agricultural land in the US earmarked for biofuel production by 2010 is having no effect on food prices. Yuh right.
- ChromaVita, on 04/15/2008, -0/+7Wrong kind of apple.
- Metasquares, on 04/15/2008, -2/+9The real problem is that someone making $9/hour is probably not making enough to support children.
- NonLeftistDiggr, on 04/15/2008, -0/+7By rich I assume by today's standards you make at least $50,000 a year
- Charklii, on 04/15/2008, -1/+8Hey, it's not just the U.S! It's certainly noticeable in New Zealand, and I'm sure other parts of the world.
I've heard though, that it's partly because labourers in developing countries are starting to be payed fairly, which to me is positive - although I haven't been able to fully verify this one, and had little luck when trying. Any one able to offer some clearer perspective for me here? - inactive, on 04/15/2008, -1/+7It's the government stepping in that has caused this mess. They're the ones mandating ethanol.
- ChromaVita, on 04/15/2008, -1/+7***** the CIAA!
- jmpeagle, on 04/15/2008, -1/+7all FTAs have exception clauses with respect to agriculture. Despite the fact that the average income of a farmer in the U.S. is more than double the U.S. average, they are the most protected business group in the nation. For some reason, they believe they are special aqnd shouldn't have to fairly compete in the marketplace.
- FaithclubDotNet, on 04/15/2008, -1/+7Iowa thinks its a good idea. It costs 1.1 gallons of gasoline to make 1 gallon of ethanol, and ethanol holds less energy than gasoline. Ethanol is nothing but a gift of money to corn growers at the expense of everyone else. In fact if we were to just give corn growers money and they let their fields go fallow, we'd be better off.
- gobbleplex, on 04/15/2008, -2/+8Gas prices are only part of the equation. There's also the fact that our largest subsidies are for corn, which is being turned into Ethanol to feed our cars instead of us and our livestock. Then there's the greater demand for food from countries that were once impoverished.
- Professr, on 04/15/2008, -1/+7Don't worry, even mac fanboys hate AppleMacStud.
- rkzda, on 04/15/2008, -0/+6The government can stay the ***** out, thankyou.
- h4mx0r, on 04/15/2008, -0/+6Probably related but my high school serves their lunches at an outrageous price. Every year the main menus all increase by 25 cents. It's $4.50 right now for a small plate of food, but it was only 4 years ago that it was $3.50, which was an acceptable price for lunch. Hell, even the little things cost more now. Bottled water is $1.25, two inch cookies are 50 cents, and the chips have gone up to a dollar. (The 50 cent kinds)
- Mpwns, on 04/15/2008, -0/+6whole foods deli rasied there prices twice already this year. and we are planing the next price hike already. at the start of the year we sold brown rice for 1.99 a pound now its 3.99 a pound. it also jumped about 200% for what we pay.
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -3/+9Wow that is so weird, the oil company's profits are the highest they've been in 17 years.
- ch28kid, on 04/15/2008, -2/+7With the devalue of the US dollar and reliance on imported food, it is only going to get worst. No one wants US dollar in exchange for their food. Firms would have to to purchase them at a higher price. The burden then falls on the consumer which we can see today in our supermarket.
- Gemfinder, on 04/15/2008, -0/+5There are planters made specifically for small balconies and sunny windows. You can grow herbs, lettuce, tomatoes, peppers, eggplant, mushrooms, Meyer lemons, cherries, lotus, grapes and kumquats in them if you plan it right and keep them watered. I have an Earth Box out on my balcony and no longer pay for fresh herbs. Another friend grows tomatoes in hers. I'm going to start herbs in a Granny Sox and grow squash and peppers in the Earth Box this summer.
Check out Gardeners.com, look under "Outdoor gardening, Vegetables." Also check out the coupon books in your Sunday paper, there's an offer where you buy a planter and stakes and grow a 100 pounds of tomatoes in a season, in a 2' square space. You need about 6' ceiling clearance, but I'll bet anyone here can stick away 100 pounds of tomatoes in a year. - inactive, on 04/15/2008, -2/+7It's Whole Foods. What the ***** did you expect?
- Gemfinder, on 04/15/2008, -0/+5Nope. The proliferation and widespread consumption of soda is a direct cause of obesity, because it's cheaper than the good stuff (milk and juice). Poor people = fat people.
- pintomp3, on 04/15/2008, -1/+6well it's a good thing we pay farmers to grow nothing.
- inactive, on 04/15/2008, -0/+5How do think food gets moved around?
The transportation of food is the biggest factor in its cost. - inactive, on 04/15/2008, -1/+6It's sad when families need to jeopardize their health to save money for the next round of food.
You gotta admit, Bush has done an awesome job. I`d like to give him a trophy for all the great work he`s done. At least the next president has no work ahead of him / her. -
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