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Much of it is the government monetary policy.
credible cite please!
Much of it is the government monetary policy.
Lets be fair the prices at the grocery store are being pushed up by greedy Wall Street speculators, remember the truth will set us free
The cost of food is rising. It's the speculators!
The cost of energy is rising. It's the speculators!
We're past peak oil. It's the speculators!
We're running out of oil. It's the speculators!
We're out of oil. It's the speculators!
QE being a huge part of the problem.
Food Price Watch - February 2011
What's Driving Food Prices in 2011?
In fairness, 3 of those were the same things. And market speculation is a clear force. If everyone is buying put options on a particular commodity, what confidence would you have in it for the price to rise?
It's a matter of timelines. Over the short term you might be able to make a case as to why something is more expensive now than it was before. But with energy (and hence everything intimately tied to it), the general trend is certain. We'll never return to prices we saw 10 years ago. Ever ever again. And why is that, really? Is it because of speculators? Inflation?
At some point one needs to return to consideration of supply v. demand of finite resources, rather than resort to blaming speculation or inflation.
It's a matter of timelines. Over the short term you might be able to make a case as to why something is more expensive now than it was before. But with energy (and hence everything intimately tied to it), the general trend is certain. We'll never return to prices we saw 10 years ago. Ever ever again. And why is that, really? Is it because of speculators? Inflation?
At some point one needs to return to consideration of supply v. demand of finite resources, rather than resort to blaming speculation or inflation.
What is the real unemployment figure supposed to be (counting all the people who aren't getting unemployment any longer)?
Whenever I hear about poverty in America this video comes to mind:
Nowhere in your article is QE mentioned for the cause of rising costs of world food costs. Here is what your article suggests is the way to address these high food prices:
credible cite please!
plus I think we are all agreed on peak oil! If the US had masses of oil fields they would not be offshore drilling or even talking about oil sands.
It's a matter of timelines. Over the short term you might be able to make a case as to why something is more expensive now than it was before. But with energy (and hence everything intimately tied to it), the general trend is certain. We'll never return to prices we saw 10 years ago. Ever ever again. And why is that, really? Is it because of speculators? Inflation?
At some point one needs to return to consideration of supply v. demand of finite resources, rather than resort to blaming speculation or inflation.
What did oil fall to 3 years ago? $38 a barrel? Somewhere around there.
Inflation is at historical lows.
Lets be fair the prices at the grocery store are being pushed up by greedy Wall Street speculators, remember the truth will set us free
Census shows 1 in 2 people are poor or low-income - Yahoo! News
To me I find this to be shocking. In my opinion, I would think the right is primarily to blame, for catering to the wealthy.
As they say, "the rich get richer and the poor get poorer."
So Yahoo is supporting Obama's class warfare meme....I am shocked I tell ya!
j-mac
So Yahoo is supporting Obama's class warfare meme....I am shocked I tell ya!
j-mac
Yes, Yahoo! is in cahoots with Obama, clearly, or they just spun census data provided to them.
-wss
TheNextEra said:The class warfare is being done by the right. The right can't get their mouths off of the corporate shaft long enough to wipe their chins.
rosie1 said:"Class Warfare" is a phrase right wing talk likes to use a lot. There is no class warfare, except that which has been going on against the shrinking middle class and poor. Census figures can't be denied.
Fixed it for you....You're welcome.
j-mac