Posted by Way Back Jack on February 24, 2009, 10:44 am
Yeah, "Up" is a good word for it.
In 2008, they blamed the bump-up on gas prices. But food prices
haven't dropped as gas prices have come down. In fact, some are still
rising, e.g., lb. store-brand broccoli florets from $1.59 to $1.89.
And today I see that cans of tuna have dropped in size from 6 oz. to 5
oz., with Star-Kist at 4.5 oz.! My Gawd, I can remember when the std.
size was 8 oz., then 7, 6 1/4, and 6.
Before long, nobody will be fat anymore, especially with Obamaflation
just around the corner.
Posted by Evelyn Leeper on February 24, 2009, 11:17 am
Way Back Jack wrote:
> Yeah, "Up" is a good word for it.
>
> In 2008, they blamed the bump-up on gas prices. But food prices
> haven't dropped as gas prices have come down. In fact, some are still
> rising, e.g., lb. store-brand broccoli florets from $1.59 to $1.89.
> And today I see that cans of tuna have dropped in size from 6 oz. to 5
> oz., with Star-Kist at 4.5 oz.! My Gawd, I can remember when the std.
> size was 8 oz., then 7, 6 1/4, and 6.
>
> Before long, nobody will be fat anymore, especially with Obamaflation
> just around the corner.
No, they'll be fatter, because the cheapest foods available are those
that make people fat (like all those with high-fructose corn syrup).
Compare the costs of that broccoli with, say, bread and butter. The
latter has remained fairly stable. So people will eat more bread and
butter and less broccoli.
--
Evelyn C. Leeper
Nobody believes the official spokesman ... but everybody
trusts an unidentified source. -Ron Nesen, 1977
Posted by Jeff on February 24, 2009, 1:40 pm
Way Back Jack wrote:
> Yeah, "Up" is a good word for it.
>
> In 2008, they blamed the bump-up on gas prices. But food prices
> haven't dropped as gas prices have come down. In fact, some are still
> rising, e.g., lb. store-brand broccoli florets from $1.59 to $1.89.
> And today I see that cans of tuna have dropped in size from 6 oz. to 5
> oz., with Star-Kist at 4.5 oz.! My Gawd, I can remember when the std.
> size was 8 oz., then 7, 6 1/4, and 6.
A few factors, at least one is the high cost of diesel. Little farm
equipment runs on gas.
Look to to ethanol for shifting crops to the highly profitable corn,
driving up all prices.
And lastly, and perhaps most important: speculation in the
commodities market in food. Pretty much the same driver in oils rapid
rise and subsequent collapse when it unwound.
>
> Before long, nobody will be fat anymore, especially with Obamaflation
> just around the corner.
That's funny that you are blaming the guy that has been in office one
month, and not the guy under whose watch this happened. Inherited annual
deficit from W is 1.2 T. National debt is more than twice what it was
when W took office and gave away the store. What benefit accrued from
his policies?
I think you are disconnected from reality, not worrying about what
has happened and buying into right wing hypotheticals. Those guys you
believe in have got a terrible track record.
Jeff
Posted by Vladimir on February 24, 2009, 3:02 pm
>Way Back Jack wrote:
>> Yeah, "Up" is a good word for it.
>>
>> In 2008, they blamed the bump-up on gas prices. But food prices
>> haven't dropped as gas prices have come down. In fact, some are still
>> rising, e.g., lb. store-brand broccoli florets from $1.59 to $1.89.
>> And today I see that cans of tuna have dropped in size from 6 oz. to 5
>> oz., with Star-Kist at 4.5 oz.! My Gawd, I can remember when the std.
>> size was 8 oz., then 7, 6 1/4, and 6.
> A few factors, at least one is the high cost of diesel. Little farm
>equipment runs on gas.
> Look to to ethanol for shifting crops to the highly profitable corn,
>driving up all prices.
> And lastly, and perhaps most important: speculation in the
>commodities market in food. Pretty much the same driver in oils rapid
>rise and subsequent collapse when it unwound.
>>
>> Before long, nobody will be fat anymore, especially with Obamaflation
>> just around the corner.
> That's funny that you are blaming the guy that has been in office one
>month, and not the guy under whose watch this happened. Inherited annual
>deficit from W is 1.2 T. National debt is more than twice what it was
>when W took office and gave away the store. What benefit accrued from
>his policies?
> I think you are disconnected from reality, not worrying about what
>has happened and buying into right wing hypotheticals. Those guys you
>believe in have got a terrible track record.
We'll give the affirmative action prince a chance, but I fear the OP
is predicting accurately.
Posted by ricok987 on February 24, 2009, 5:45 pm
Famine due to global warming-that is. But don't worry, the whole world will
be at war before that happens, you know, the haves, vs the have nots.
>> Yeah, "Up" is a good word for it.
>>
>> In 2008, they blamed the bump-up on gas prices. But food prices
>> haven't dropped as gas prices have come down. In fact, some are still
>> rising, e.g., lb. store-brand broccoli florets from $1.59 to $1.89.
>> And today I see that cans of tuna have dropped in size from 6 oz. to 5
>> oz., with Star-Kist at 4.5 oz.! My Gawd, I can remember when the std.
>> size was 8 oz., then 7, 6 1/4, and 6.
>>
>> Before long, nobody will be fat anymore, especially with Obamaflation
>> just around the corner.
> well jack, the real cause is being hidden by blaming it on gas prices.
> i'm
> guessing production is down. i believe a famine is on the way.
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> In 2008, they blamed the bump-up on gas prices. But food prices
> haven't dropped as gas prices have come down. In fact, some are still
> rising, e.g., lb. store-brand broccoli florets from $1.59 to $1.89.
> And today I see that cans of tuna have dropped in size from 6 oz. to 5
> oz., with Star-Kist at 4.5 oz.! My Gawd, I can remember when the std.
> size was 8 oz., then 7, 6 1/4, and 6.
>
> Before long, nobody will be fat anymore, especially with Obamaflation
> just around the corner.