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Post by traveler on Apr 13, 2007 9:49:56 GMT -5
The price of meat is increasing as the cost of corn, etc soars due to demand from ethanol distilleries. This is just the beginning of the economic impact of the true costs of fighting global warming. As the demand increases for alternative fuel sources, so will the costs to every man, woman and child on the earth. Furthermore, additional new regulations of the oil industry and businesses to reduce emissions will also add a significant cost to just about every consumer good manufactured. Who suffers the most? The poor who will not be able to afford food or fuel. business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article1642746.ece |
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Post by tuffmustang on Apr 13, 2007 10:17:07 GMT -5
I'm not poor and I having trouble affording food and gas.
Last grocery trip - 150.00+
Last fill up - 45.00
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Post by el Gusano on Apr 13, 2007 13:37:15 GMT -5
I pay $2.70 for gas right now.
Makes me glad that I live in a small town and only 2 miles or so to work.
I use one tank of gas every 3 weeks or so.
BTW, people could boycott if they don't like the prices...
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Post by snarkalicious on Apr 13, 2007 19:34:05 GMT -5
Every time I sit down and go over our family budget to see where we could cut corners I am SHOCKED at how much we spend on food. We rarely eat out, buy only chicken and ground beef, comparison shop and use coupons, and still spend more on food that we do on our mortgage payment each month for our family of 6.
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Post by el Gusano on Apr 13, 2007 21:12:21 GMT -5
Shoot a moose and catch a few salmon and a couple of halibut.
It'll feed you for a while.
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Post by Jay on Apr 15, 2007 14:04:23 GMT -5
That dang inflation again.......and gas prices going up causes most things to go up because most of the stuff has to be transported to us..  |
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2007 14:08:49 GMT -5
> Shoot a moose ...
That's fine for Alaska, but remember most of us live in Tennessee?
Eat more possum.
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Post by Jay on Apr 15, 2007 14:10:27 GMT -5
And you frequently see fresh possum on the side of the road  |
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Post by el Gusano on Apr 16, 2007 0:01:05 GMT -5
Here, you have to be on a waiting list to get the roadkill.
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Post by snarkalicious on Apr 16, 2007 20:04:46 GMT -5
Majority of our grocery $$$ goes to milk, bread, cereal, juice, etc. One kid is gluten free and although we mostly make all her stuff from scratch, occasionally we buy gluten free items that are pricey (frozen waffles, gluten free cookies and bread at Great Harvest, etc). We actually don't even eat meat at every meal-tonight we had Mama Shannon's mac and cheese, cole slaw and my soon-to-be world famous cornbread...
Shannon
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Post by snarkalicious on Apr 16, 2007 20:05:33 GMT -5
And those rising corn prices is gonna affect Mama's TN whiskey habit, too
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