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Are These the 20 Signs That Point to a Global Food Crisis?

Are These the 20 Signs That Point to a Global Food Crisis? On Sunday we heard the head of the World Bank say that he’s “concerned” about food prices, and that we’re “one shock away from a full-grown crisis.” Heavy stuff. But get ready, it’s about to get cinder-block-around-your-feet-in-a-lake heavy.

“In case you haven’t noticed, the world is on the verge of a horrific global food crisis,” writes Michael Snyder over at Zero Hedge. “At some point, this crisis will affect you and your family.  It may not be today, and it may not be tomorrow, but it is going to happen.”

In order to prove his case, Snyder provides “20 signs that a horrific global food crisis is coming.” The first seven are below:

#1 According to the World Bank, 44 million people around the globe have been pushed into extreme poverty since last June because of rising food prices.

#2 The world is losing topsoil at an astounding rate.  In fact, according to Lester Brown, “one third of the world’s cropland is losing topsoil faster than new soil is forming through natural processes”.

#3 Due to U.S. ethanol subsidies, almost a third of all corn grown in the United States is now used for fuel.  This is putting a lot of stress on the price of corn.

#4 Due to a lack of water, some countries in the Middle East find themselves forced to almost totally rely on other nations for basic food staples.  For example, it is being projected that there will be no more wheat production in Saudi Arabia by the year 2012.

#5 Water tables all over the globe are being depleted at an alarming rate due to “overpumping”.  According to the World Bank, there are 130 million people in China and 175 million people in India that are being fed with grain with water that is being pumped out of aquifers faster than it can be replaced.  So what happens once all of that water is gone?

#6 In the United States, the systematic depletion of the Ogallala Aquifercould eventually turn “America’s Breadbasket“ back into the ”Dust Bowl”.

#7 Diseases such as UG99 wheat rust are wiping out increasingly large segments of the world food supply.

You can read the next 13 here.

And just in case those facts aren’t heavy enough, CNBC opens its story on a potential U.S. “tipping point” like this:

The combination of rising gasoline prices and the steepest increase in the cost of food in a generation is threatening to push the US economy into a recession, according to Craig Johnson, president of Customer Growth Partners.

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  • smalldog
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:46am

    Why is there no mention of grain being used to produce meat for people in China and India? With those folks eating more and more meat, almost a US levels, this has to impact grain supplies.

    US meat consumption (like oil consumption) is a drop in the global ocean. China and India with much larger populations, have to impact the supply of grain in a really BIG way through meat consumption.

    Why is it blame America first?

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  • smalldog
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:43am

    I seem to recall that American farmers could not get fair prices for their crops in recent years due to global production. So, where is all the food going?

    Food prices are not always related to food production. The ability to afford food is not always related to the quantity available.

    Is global food inflation due to the policies of the Federal Reserve that cause inflation and a declining dollar?

    As the dollar declines, does it cause food prices to go up around the globe?

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    • tankerBigRed1
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:49am

      you are so right bout the declining dollar- higher oil etc..

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    • MiketheTrucker
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 11:57pm

      The rising prices of EVERYTHING is because of QE2.

      It’s s chain reaction:

      - The dollar is devalued by the FED
      - The wealthy investors(speculators) realize their money is worth less and “attack” the commodities markets, driving prices up
      - commodities are necessary in the production of everything, thus everything goes up in price
      - the problem is complicated by the distribution system(transportation costs)
      - the people who get hurt are the poor and the middle class– “the rich get richer, and the poor get poorer”…………….. the middle class just goes away.

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  • smalldog
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:33am

    In an odd twist, I‘ve read that Mexican farmers have complained for decades they can’t grow corn because they can’t compete with price from US farmers. So, Mexican farmers should be benefiting from these higher corn prices.

    With oil rising out of control, I imagine rising oil prices will push food prices higher (equipment and fertilizer).

    Why no mention of rising fuel prices.

    Has the production of food lessened? American farmers got better money for their ethanol corn then the corn grown for food.

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    • tankerBigRed1
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:43am

      corn went away cuz there were 2 bad production years in a row & this one is starting out bad.

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  • EqualJustice
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:26am

    Looks like their plan is working out for them….now WHAT would throw a MONKEY wrench into the mix? MAYBE BOOTING OBAMA’S sorry butt out of the White House? :)

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  • Kipcane
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:22am

    Two Party Scam: I’ve not had time to research your post, however, CatholicCowboy should research the history of the Catholic Church. I agree there are good God fearing people who trust in Jesus to save them from eternal damnation, however, the church has become a legalistic institution full of non-gospel traditions. This story was discussing food problems not the Jesuits, or Catholic church… let’s stick to the subject folks! :)

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  • dcwu
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:18am

    The global warming hoaxers are responsible for any food shortage and related starvations. These folks ought to be rounded up and prosecuted for crimes against humanity – just like the Nazis.

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  • quicker
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:14am

    Also going to buy more seeds for fall and next year.Thought about building a greenhouse.May still do that.

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  • catholiccowboy
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:04am

    Your hatered for the church is painfully obvious, But your list is bias and does nothing to prove there involment in any of it. So some well known men, Majority protestant, who by there own right have been noted as being against Catholism. Please sir. before you blasphem against the church created by Christ…in which the gates of hell will never previal. First understand why they made these statements in the first place, I will leave that answer for you to explore, but I must say I would not want to be in your shoes on judgement day.

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    • Libertyluvnmomma
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:51am

      I no longer see the post to whom you were replying to. I saw it and read it. But now I don’t?
      (the attack on Jesuits)

      Catholic cowboy and others- The Bible being the word of the Lord – His very breath -and misused by every sect. While you defend the body of Christ. Let’s finally admit to ourselves that America IS the church of Laodocia-Revelations
      As most churches continue to deny the Holy Spirit we will remain worse than Lukewarm we are allowing, by our lack of daily scripture reading and baptism of the Holy Spirit , ushering in the spirit of the Anti Christ. The Christians are rolling out the Satanic red carpet- How is that for irony?
      Sectarianism and denominations are by their very nature blasphemous.
      Through Christian apathy is the World becoming more evil. Not that satan is becoming stronger. The “millions” in America claiming to be a follower of Christ must be on a wrong track HUH?

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    • brentromero
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:41am

      This is gonna be one heck of an Easter weekend!

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  • transformit
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:03am

    I saw a story about 8 years ago, where this guy took our garbage from the landfill and made fuel from it, but he was not allowed to sell it, go figure. I think most of our elected officials read the Constitution as WE THE FEW WILL NEVER BENEFIT YOU

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  • grumpyt
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:01am

    I saw this 2 days ago and it scared me then…and NOW! We must stand up and firmly, with respect demand action.

    Time to stop living in the problem and start solutions. Constantly rolling around in pig $… will only make you smell like crap. God provides the answers if you only listen…”be STILL and KNOW that I am God!”

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:01am

    No. These are the twenty signs that they want to tax water.

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  • quicker
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:01am

    Well at least I have my garden And I will be canning and stock piling food.

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    • Outlaw_Josey_Wales
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 2:00pm

      I have a food dehydrator, drying fruits and vegetables is easier than canning.

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    • brokenwolf
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 4:27pm

      canning supplies might also get hard to come by;i’ve kept a larg garden since i was a teenager along with chickens and ducks,when everyone was going crazzy about w2k in 1999 i had a hard time finding jars or lids,that was when i started wishing i‘d payed closer attenion to my grandparents talking about how they preserved things in the 20’s and 30′s

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  • ckokkola
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:58am

    The Bible predicts a famine where people will be spending a days wage just to feed themselves let alone a family. Scripture is real, the time is coming.

    Revelations 6:5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.
    6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

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    • Tedtpi
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:39am

      My gosh, after the Nth post of quoting the Book of REVELATION I can’t take it anymore. THERE IS NO “S” IN THE NAME OF THE BOOK!!!!!! The Revelation is singular as it was given to Jesus from God. Please, I know it’s minor, but please for the love of Pete and my sanity spell and say the book name correctly.
      Thank you.

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    • Grandmadar
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:54pm

      The Revelation of John. The revelation was given to John not Jesus. Probably just a typo so to speak,

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    • Archstone
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:11pm

      Dam, TEDTPI, were awfly sory abowt or speling of revolashins .were werkin
      too fiks urselfs beter. by now!

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  • DREAM_CATCHER
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:51am

    Gold Coin & Economic News
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:27am
    #21 President Obama seems unconcerned with everything except golf and going on vacation. He is providing no leadership on huge global issues or any issues for that matter.

    Gold Coin, I couldn’t agree more!
    :)

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  • Loveyourneighbor
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:47am

    Matthew 24:4-7 and Mark 13-5-8
    In these passages, Jesus tells us what to look for. He says Many will come in his name and try to deceive you saying they are him, that there will be wars and rumors of wars, and there will be famine, pestilence, and earthquakes in various places. These warnings are very similar to the 4 horsemen in Revelations 6:1-7. The 1st horsemen is someone coming in His name saying he is Him. 2nd horsemen is take peace from earth which is wars and rumors of wars. 3rd horsemen is famine and the 4th horsemen is death from war, famine, plagues and beasts of the earth (pestilence).

    I see alot of these unfolding today. We in America have been sheilded from many of these hardships so far, but they are coming. How sad that people do not see nor heed the warnings.

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  • searching for the Truth
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:47am

    Brought to you by the same nuts that bring man made global warming.

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    • winecup
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:33am

      Thinking the same thing myself. After seeing the photos of the smog over London and Manchester, I am left wondering what good all the clean air regulations have done anyway? I don’t remember seeing smog like that over London in the seventies (and that was before a massive clean-up, when the white stone of the buildings was black with soot, my gloves got black from touching handrails on in the tube station, and our mothers had to fetch the washing off the line if there was a light rain because the smog would dirty the clothes). I’m glad London cleaned up. I don’t believe for one minute that it makes one iota of a difference to our climate one way or another, just to our enjoyment of our surroundings.

      Ethanol was awfully useful in those days, too, to supplement short oil supplies in a politically incorrect country of the era that was thriving under world sanctions. Not wise on a global scale or on a long-term basis. And one wonders why the citizens of the former breadbasket of Africa are now starving (in addition to the obvious political and social strikes against her).

      Oh! It’s the same bunch in office in America again today! Funny how that goes. No wonder Rush coined the name “Ogabe”.

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    • Wolf
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:19am

      But… but… we Americans are responsible for all the smog and soot and acid rain over England, don‘t’cha know? Just ask any green weenie Brit why we didn’t sign the Kyoto Accord.

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  • headbtweenlegs
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:47am

    Will this change with a new POTUS in 2012? Can we change congress enough this time?

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    • kickagrandma
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:49am

      @head

      I don’t think we can wait that long. But, we can pray that many will turn to GOD who have hearts for HIM. We need leaders totally sold out to GOD, period.

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  • Ampleforth
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:45am

    During a Sunday School class several years ago, my fellow students discussed the benefits of ethanol. They went on about how it would end the United States’ dependence upon foreign oil and that it would clean the air, etc. It was as if they were talking about a wonder drug, a panacea.

    After quizzing them a little, I realized they knew almost nothing about the process by which it is made and even less about growing corn. I’m not a farmer, but I do know many farmers, who grow and trade corn on a massive scale (they’re not evil corporate farmers, either).

    After listening to my students and equating their enthusiasm with what my farmer friends had told me I had a sort of revelation. I told my students that this cannot end well for the United States. I asked them this simple question: In a world in need of food do you think it is pleasing to God that a nation spread with fertile soil starts converting food into fuel?

    I think I might know the answer.

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  • bipolar freak
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:37am

    Food Insurance is pointless, unless you already have plenty of Ammunition Insurance.

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    • Wolf
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:12am

      (tongue in chek)
      Oh, come now- show us the other side of your personality and be optimistic. :D

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    • thebarbarian
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:03am

      got that covered. won’t run out either. various weaponry for defence like bows,crossbows,balliastas,pikes,knives,swords,catapolts,and so on.yes you read that right. just imagine a crowd headed your way now load up the ole catapolt with 50 or so 5-10lb rocks or bricks and let em’ fly . good range too, about 100-110 yards :) still working on the trebuche :)

      as for the food , we’re doing alright. never quite comforatabl there . lets face it there will be some good people caught off guard. do the math.1yr for 1 person = 6mths for 2, 4mths for 3 , 3 mths for 4 ,2 mths for 6 and so on.

      first aid and extra clothes too. good luck to all.

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    • thebarbarian
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:05am

      ps don’t forget the fluids. soda has a great shelf life

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  • Jason Lanier
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:36am

    The price of everything is going up except the price to pay someone to do something……..hmmmmmmm

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    • kickagrandma
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:47am

      @JASON ~~~ LOL.

      Others think the same, I assure you. It is by the GRACE OF GOD that we are embracing our faith and HIS way, not ours. Keep PRAYING, AMERICA!

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    • headbtweenlegs
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:47am

      Good one

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  • SlimnRanger
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:31am

    Add this to your thoughts,We are in the end times,everything that is happening around the world is supposed to happen,Christ will return and take the Christains out of here before it gets to terriably bad, are you ready??

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    • trueblueday
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:35am

      I’m still hoping for a miracle, at least for the election in 2012.

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    • mrsclark
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:41am

      I’m READY!! But storing til He takes us!

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    • phil1765
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:47am

      SlimnRanger
      I know that Christ will return someday but to try and predict that it will be soon is stretching it, I wouldn’t stop preparing for the coming crisis banking on the rapture happening before said crisis. Would be nice if it did happen before the crisis but I will take no chances and be prepared either way. Got lots of ammo and stored food.

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    • crashprepper
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:02pm

      I use to believe we would be taken out before it gets bad, but there are several scriptures in Revelation that say the Saints will be here, now these may be those who come to the saving knowledge after the initial rapture, but it is clear, that “some” Saints will see very bad times.

      Rev 6: 9 When he opened the fifth seal, I saw under the altar the souls of those who had been slain because of the word of God and the testimony they had maintained. 10 They called out in a loud voice, “How long, Sovereign Lord, holy and true, until you judge the inhabitants of the earth and avenge our blood?” 11 Then each of them was given a white robe, and they were told to wait a little longer, until the full number of their fellow servants, their brothers and sisters,[e] were killed just as they had been.

      Rev 9 talks about a great multitude in heaven that came out of the great tribulation, this occurs after seals 1-6. These are Saints that came out of the tribulation.

      Rev 12:17 talks about the dragon waging war against those who keep God’s testimony, meaning Saints will be on earth at this time.

      Rev 13:7 It was given power to wage war against God’s holy people and to conquer them. And it was given authority over every tribe, people, language and nation. 8 All inhabitants of the earth will worship the beast—all whose names have not been written in the Lamb’s book of life, the Lamb who was slain from the creation of the world.[b]

      Rev 20:4 4 I saw thrones on which were seated those who had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded because of their testimony about Jesus and because of the word of God. They[a] had not worshiped the beast or its image and had not received its mark on their foreheads or their hands. They came to life and reigned with Christ a thousand years.

      These are a few examples showing Saints will be on earth during the tribulation. It may be us or not, it may be those who come to Christ after the rapture and the Anti-Christ is revealed and takes authority. But be prepared in case it is us, your best prep is your foundation in Christ.

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  • Viking64
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:30am

    Sad part about some of these events , is being delibertly created by our current admistration , just look at US oil drilling freeze, absolurte extreme over printing of the US money supply, paying US farmers to not grow crops, expanded production of Enthonal , etc., etc Thanks a lot OBummer !!
    Middle East is a firey night mare, even some of that is questionable now as to its planned orgins?
    .

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    • dmforman
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:33am

      It’s not just this administration, but has been happening for several years.

      Food prices going up because we use it to make fuel. Doesn’t make sense to me. Never has.

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  • NickDeringer
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:20am

    In the immortal words of Groucho Marx: “More bad news!”

    Thanks to all the EnvirnontMENTAL nut jobs for this. Let’s keep putting our food supply into our gas tanks.

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    • Marcobob69
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:14am

      I agree, how intelligent can humanity be if they are BURNING THEIR FOOD SUPPLY WITH A RECESSION ON THE HORIZON!!! Even a not-so-smart guy like me can figure that out; it’s always unwise to burn your food supply! “Hope for the best, but be prepared for the worst”!

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    • Lord_Frostwind
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 11:01am

      Oh it is even better than that. You know all those groups of people that environmentalists praise from how “Green” they are? In Africa it is those groups who are directly responsible for the spread of the Sahara desert and the loss of useful farmland in the north. How? Through incompetent farming and ranching techniques. But they’re still “Green”.

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    • foobear
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:22pm

      Agreed. Corn ethanol is one of the worst things ever to be implemented in our country. Even China outlawed all grain ethanols last year!

      Don’t blame the nutjob environmentalists alone, though. I get sick to my stomach every time I watch the presidential candidates go in front of the voters in Iowa (they vote first, doncha-know) and all of them stumble over themselves talking about why ethanol is such a great idea.

      It’s pandering to the farmers, nothing more.

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  • bhelmet
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:19am

    I have at least a year of food right now, why do I feel that is not enough?

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    • Marylou7
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:24am

      Because it probably isn’t. I have about the same but will not stop until the price is too high for us to afford.

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    • trueblueday
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:34am

      Me, too. And I’m down to buying things cut-rate, because the prices are too high. Still, when something’s on sale and a good price – I’ll buy multiples and either freeze or stock-up. Looking forward to getting a garden going this year.

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    • Wolf
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:09am

      Probably because you don’t have a garden.

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    • walkwithme1966
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:34am

      And the fracking of gas reserves is polluting our water aquifers all over the country!
      http://wp.me/pYLB7-UB

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    • teddrunk
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:29am

      Don’t advertise what you have. Some hacker may find out who you are when everyone is looking for food. Shh..let the liberals talk, we keep quiet.

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    • Grandmadar
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 12:41pm

      A friend in our city said her neighbor had a fence built around their back yard. One of the reasons was to plant a garden. After the fence was done and garden started the Dept of Agriculture showed up asking questions as to why she is having a garden and what was she planting? Helloo….how would they know this?

      Go to Google Maps and type in your address…you will see your house and you can turn it to show different angles! I entered mine and I could tell the pic was from 4 yrs ago because of the size of my boxwoods. Even my car was in the picture. I was thankful the license number was no visible but when I turned the photo from all directions I could then see the back of my car and the license plate!
      Nothing is private anymore!!!

      Pray that the Lord will provide for all who want to stockup and are not financially able. Ask God to bless them with a windfall before it is too late. We will have to help each other.

      God bless all of you.

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    • Sgt.Crust
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:37pm

      walkwithme1966
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:34am
      And the fracking of gas reserves is polluting our water aquifers all over the country!
      http://wp.me/pYLB7-UB

      ———————-

      Oh dear God in Heaven, will you progressive pieces of 8 shut the hell up…your days in power are numbered and your scared to death, you sqeel like a PIG – a Communist Pig – take your deprived environmentalsim and shove it where the sun don’t sun, you puke! Go live with Al ‘the boring’ Gore and have a party!

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  • LadyIzShy
    Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:15am

    “#19 2011 has already been one of the craziest years since World War 2. Revolutions have swept across the Middle East, the United States has gotten involved in the civil war in Libya, Europe is on the verge of a financial meltdown and the U.S. dollar is dying. None of this is good news for global food production.”
    why is this all the way down at 19? should be up in the top 3..

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    • Marylou7
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:21am

      I agree. Maybe a liberal wrote the list. Everything they do is upside down.

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    • Mohawk78
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:25am

      You would think!

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    • Gold Coin & Economic News
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 7:27am

      #21 President Obama seems unconcerned with everything except golf and going on vacation. He is providing no leadership on huge global issues or any issues for that matter.

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    • sWampy
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:40am

      We need to seal our borders, stop exporting our resources, buy all the foreign oil we can and subsidize the price of it to lower energy costs to our poor and middle class, wait for the rest of the world to crash and burn, laugh that they can’t survive without us.

       
    • IMPEACHBHO
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:47am

      REAL CAUSE of high oil prices. The dollar was severely devalued by the QE. The bond purchases aimed at stimulating the economy — a policy known as quantitative easing — will total up to $900 billion and be completed by the end of the third quarter of 2011. Oil prices go up, as suppliers (Saudi, etc.) simply raise the price to offset the devalued dollar. It’s a win win for obama, since he wants to crash our economy and raise the price of oil. High fuel=high food costs. This leads to inflation across the board.

      Combine this with the fanning of the flames obama is doing in the middle east, and clearly this is a crisis he is playing a huge role in bringing it about. No one is talking about this!!

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    • Libertyluvnmomma
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:48am

      My reply is in the wrong spot-FYI

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:48am

      Begin to protest by not over buying, reduce your spending now.

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    • Wolf
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:03am

      “…you would have to be an idiot not to see the warning signs…”
      The really sad thing is, I know a LOT of these people.

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    • Professional Infidel
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:32am

      Gold Coin & Economic News, What do you expect from a gang banger from chicago. “I’m going to get mine”. Mantra of all blacks. but thru the well fare state, /e “My check”

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    • poverty.sucks
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:40am

      Untangle yourselves and be prepared. Prepare yourselves in the word of God by having a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Any other approach is Anti-Christ.

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    • nothingbuthetruth
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:50am

      All of this is Communist made. China is syphoning off the water in their mega Dam. The US is burning their food for Gas. Obama has increased the prices of EVERYTHING by messing with our debt and lowering our dollar on purpose. VOTE OBAMA AND HIS DEMOCRAT BUDDIES OUT!!!! They are causing nothing but misery

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    • Smith523
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:58am

      Time to get right with God? It would appear that the world of man is about to fall apart.

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    • nothingbuthetruth
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:30am

      bigjay…..population control, the progressive are huge into it. Look at John Holdren Obama Czar. What was the first executive order a few days of Obama taking office? Then look at the Billions to planned parenthood. Why are they courting homosexuals? It is not just about the votes, they are being used just like everyother group. Homosexuals dont reproduce. Look at the GM seed, one plant and it is done. How is that helping third world countries feed themselves. Look at how many millions Africans died as the result of taking DDT down and has been found to be harmless. “Sorry about all of your children dying, but here is this ECO friendly net you can sleep under on those hot nights huddled with what is left of your family”. Look at the bills they pass. It is always under the guies of helping, but all they do is take away something. These democrats are dangerous

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    • tower7femacamp
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 11:13am

      Give the NWO devils a silver bullet
      http://www.zerohedge.com/article/max-keiser-buy-silver-coin-destroy-jp-morgan

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    • Sgt.Crust
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 11:55am

      This is a planned take down of America – the last obsticle to the NWO! It is so easy to see a caveman could see it, why doesn’t the average American see it?

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    • snidley-whiplash
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 1:00pm

      Very interesting but stupid!
      The cure for #’s 1through 20. CAPITALISM
      Get the $u*k^%g government out of our lives.

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    • ishka4me
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 2:00pm

      we have noticed the price of all foods up about 20% price of gas and heating oil has doubled, state taxes just voted up, property taxes up, spending up and our wages down. The media will not report the failed Obama economic strategy, but everybody is talking about it. No vacation, no needed new car tires, generic only foods, can’t afford heat now(thankfully for global warming we don’t need it-wrong still in the 20‘s and 30’s at night and morning in new england). Obama and the progressives are killing us, very worried that we wont be able to afford heat next year with obama’s skyrocketing energy policy

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    • Sgt.Crust
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 3:35pm

      STAGFLATIon – go look that word up! No matter, everyone will be pennyless by the fall anyway!

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    • oifvetforreason
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 3:55pm

      If so many of you are so very confident that we are headed for a catastrophe, I would love to set up some free-market agreements with you. I see numerous people here claiming that we will see near cataclysmic times before the end of this year. I’ll let you pick the catastrophe:
      You think MASSIVE food shortages are coming? I’ll bet you can still buy a loaf of bread in America for less than one hour of minimum wage work throughout this year.
      Weimar hyperinflation headed our way? I’ll bet inflation stays below 20% this year.
      Day of Judgment? Let’s make a contract that says you will give me all of your net worth on Jan. 1st 2012. If you are so confident about these being the end days, you shouldn’t balk at that.

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    • nothingbuthetruth
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 4:44pm

      Oifvet…is the sand nice and cool on your head. When you have organized labor planning on economic terroism by attacking Chase Bank and encouraging people not to pay their obligations, when organized labor is making weekly visist to the White House to organize against capitalism/America. When you have nearly five dollar a gallon gas, that is not going to feeding your family. When you have Cotton at never before seen prices, When your dollar is not worth what it was. I guess I would want to put my head in the sand too.
      But I live in reality.

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    • Earendil
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 5:52pm

      Consider this:

      When He opened the second seal, I heard the second living creature saying, “Come and see.” Another horse, fiery red, went out. And it was granted to the one who sat on it to take peace from the earth, and that people should kill one another; and there was given to him a great sword. (Rev 6:3-4)

      What is Red the color of? Communism, among other things…. Who is behind so much of the increasing conflict in the world today? Communists, among others… Just an observation.

      When He opened the third seal, I heard the third living creature say, “Come and see.” So I looked, and behold, a black horse, and he who sat on it had a pair of scales in his hand. And I heard a voice in the midst of the four living creatures saying, “A quart of wheat for a denarius, and three quarts of barley for a denarius; and do not harm the oil and the wine.” (Rev 6:5-6)

      I’ve been told that comes out to “a day‘s food for a day’s wages,” while luxury items such as wines and olive oil don’t increase.

      It‘s a strong possibility that’s worth strongly considering.

      Our world will never be the same.

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    • CultureWarriors
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 6:39pm

      #4 : Drill baby drill, let the middle east eat oil. Or start charging double what they charge for oil for food.

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    • veruca salt
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:09pm

      Great story from a guy who shills for food insurance and crisis gardens. Perhaps he has some motivation to stoke fear…

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    • silentwatcher
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 8:46pm

      hmmmmm,,,,water for oil. food for oil. they keep saying oil prices are fueled by supply and demand, right? Well,,,,,,water and food for oil. Gallon for gallon, Just sayin’.

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    • silentwatcher
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 9:00pm

      BTW,,,,in 2008,,,,,they played with the price of oil as we were entering a problem period with the housing bubble. The combination of the two sent the U.S. into a spiral. Now in 2011, the same thing is happening with the price of oil. I recently heard that there may be another bubble with housing, and food, and clothing, and gold, and etc etc…..point is,,,,,this playing with the oil prices, in conjunction with our deep, deep debt, the oncoming hyper-inflation (oh yes, it’s coming) will not only ‘return’ us to the recession (I say we never left it) but could, in all probability sink us even deeper into a 10 year ‘depression.’ But,,,,,those that have stripped the wealth of the nation won’t be poor,,,,,but shouldn‘t show their face in public due to a ’reckoning.’

      Many label crap like this as a conspiracy and those like me as a ‘conspiracy nut.’ Whatever,,,,I guess time will tell,,,,but I won‘t say ’I told you so,‘ I’ll just keep tending to my flock and garden. What will you do?

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    • thebarbarian
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 10:06pm

      @ veruca. hope your in my town . when it happens i’ll whtch eat those words . you’ll not touch my food.
      @ sgt. your on the money/gold. soon it’s going to be real tough. been preparing for a while but still . look at howmany hav’nt. some are good people who just don’t have the means . i’ll help there . others i’ll not help at all. i’m done with the marxist paraciotes.good luck,keep praying and to a sharp eye and steady hand.

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    • followthefounders
      Posted on April 22, 2011 at 11:54pm

      It keeps getting easier to see a “perfect storm” is coming, and the only safe currency will be stored food. I can’t find anything better than the long-term, high quality packets we bought from http://www.SmartChoice.myefoods.com God Bless you and protect you, Glenn for being bold and truthful !

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