Food Rationing in the USA
- added April 22, 2008
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- danlevine
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- Pelfving
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At a Costco in California, limits are being placed on purchases of rice, oil, and flour "due to the limited availability" of these products.
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So is this how it begins?
The second great depression?
Food purchasing limits at the grocery store, gas prices highest ever, dollar at its lowest.
When do the gas rations begin?
Sketchy times seem to be in the future... -
Leave it to the daily show to put the rice "rationing" into perspective... :-)
"Oh News ... is there anything you can't make into a panic?" -
Colbert does it pretty good too... 4 minutes into the threatdown shown here...
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Nice link, danlevine. I was at the grocery store yesterday and every bag of rice (2 shelves about 25 feet across) was gone and there were signs that were apologizing for the shortage.
For an explanation as to why this is happening check these articles out...
This one paints a nice picture for college students...
http://www.financialsense.com/fsu/editorials/schiff/200... -
I mean, let's put a positive spin on this. Americans could do with a little enforced carb-control.
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Pelfving, nice! Ha ha!
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