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Food Prices Skyrocket: Highest Since 1974

WASHINGTON (AP) — Higher energy costs and the steepest rise in food prices in nearly four decades drove wholesale prices up last month by the most in nearly two years. Excluding those categories, inflation was tame.

The Producer Price Index rose a seasonally adjusted 1.6 percent in February, the Labor Department said Wednesday. That’s double the 0.8 percent rise from the previous month. Outside of food and energy costs, the core index ticked up 0.2 percent, less than January’s 0.5 percent rise.

Food Prices Skyrocket: Highest Since 1974

Food prices soared 3.9 percent last month, the biggest gain since November 1974. Most of that increase was due to a sharp rise in vegetable costs, which increased nearly 50 percent. That was the most in almost a year. Meat and dairy products also rose.

Energy prices rose 3.3 percent last month, led by a 3.7 percent increase in gasoline costs.

David Resler, an economist at Nomura Securities, said the jump in prices is likely temporary, echoing remarks made by the Federal Reserve on Tuesday. Much of the increase in food prices was due to winter freezes in Florida, Texas and other agricultural areas, Resler said. Turmoil in the Middle East is a major reason that motorists are facing higher gas prices.

“Both food and gasoline prices are going to stop rising so rapidly,” Resler said.

But John Ryding, an economist at RDQ Economics, disagreed, noting that consumers will feel the impact for some time.

Food Prices Skyrocket: Highest Since 1974

“We do not buy the Fed’s reassurance that these pressures will be temporary and we believe the public, seeing these strong increases in food and energy … will not be marking back down their inflation expectations,” Ryding said.

Gas prices spiked in February and are even higher now. The national average price was $3.56 a gallon Tuesday, up 43 cents, or 13.7 percent, from a month earlier, according to the AAA’s Daily Fuel Gauge. Rising demand for oil in fast-growing emerging economies such as China and India has pushed up prices in recent months. Unrest in Libya, Egypt and other Middle Eastern countries has also sent prices higher.

But economists expect the earthquake in Japan to lower oil prices for the next month or two, which should temper increases in wholesale prices in coming months. Japan is a big oil consumer, and its economy will suffer in the aftermath of the quake. But as the country begins to rebuild later this year, the cost of oil and other raw materials, such as steel and cement, could rise.

Oil prices fell sharply Tuesday as fears about Japan’s nuclear crisis intensified. Oil dropped $4.01, or 4 percent, to settle at $97.18 per barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange.

Prices rose 1 percent for apparel, the most in 21 years. Costs also increased for cars, jewelry, and consumer plastics.

There was little sign of inflationary pressures outside of food and energy. Core prices have increased 1.8 percent in the past 12 months.

Separately, the Commerce Department said Wednesday that home construction plunged to a seasonally adjusted 479,000 homes last month, down 22.5 percent from the previous month. It was lowest level since April 2009, and the second-lowest on records dating back more than a half-century.

The building pace is far below the 1.2 million units a year that economists consider healthy.


Comments (143)

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  • Tiny280
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:02pm

    Relax folks…it‘s just part of The One’s master plan to get us all to lose those unsightly extra pounds.

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  • Sue Dohnim
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:01pm

    Meanwhile,

    Zimbabwe inflation slows to 3 pct y/y in February

    http://af.reuters.com/article/investingNews/idAFJOE72F0EH20110316

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  • Tiny280
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:57pm

    Pay no attention to that man behind the curtain….

    The wizards of Wall Street are patting themselves on the back for being able to borrow from the government at 0.125% and lend back to the same government at 3%, which makes it pretty hard not to make record profits, and our political masters keep spewing the mantra that we are in a “recovery”.

    The truth is that this recession never ended, there has been no real recovery, unemployment is at record levels when measured consistent with pre-Clinton standards, inflation is being systematically understated by over-weighting segments that always go down in price over time (mostly tech) while under-weighting anything that increases in price (e.g., health care, food, clothing, energy, transportation, etc, etc), the US Dollar is incredibly fragile, and mandatory spending now exceeds total federal revenues…..but everything is A-O-K according to the prolefeed media…..

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  • virginia truth seeker
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:56pm

    I warned every one within earshot in the last Presidential election, that the election of Obama and his leftist thugs would be the rerun of “ WELCOME BACK CARTER ” re cast like the ‘Wild Wild West ” was with a black leading Actor……unfortunately it sadly has become just that STAGFLATION, UNREST, AND APOLOGY TO ALL OUR ENEMIES, A RETURN OF THE ANTI- JEW POLITICS, SUPPORT OF THE ARAB TERRORISTS, AND AN ERODING OF OUR CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHTS…..all performed by another “ RED DIAPER DOPER BABY ” ACTING as a President…….and taking his lines from the off stage leftist director (SOROS)…….

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    • sleazyhippo
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:37pm

      You are shouting too much! (smile) Take a step back to look how you look! (grin) There is a sale at the Harris Teeter salad bar – you should be able to get organic Virginia escarole for same price as iceberg lettuce. And if you are trying to get by on limited money just, ask for a free sample of fresh goat cheeses in the Deli department! (lol)

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  • MissCherryJones
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:56pm

    I am one of those who scrapes by every month. I have to live within my means or I don’t pay bills. Even if I wanted to (which I don’t) I couldn’t get “emergency” credit cards.
    That said, since my “hardship” began, I’ve gotten creative with food. Shop the discount areas for scratch and dent. Food is still good inside ans it’s much cheaper. I buy in-season stuff. Usually local which means much cheaper. I’ve learned to can and make my own food. For the price of a few loaves of bread, I can make ten.

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    • betsea ross
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:24pm

      I have a sourdough starter which has been used every week for rolls or bread. Definitely cheaper than buying bread. Best wishes to you.

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  • jacobstroubles
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:55pm

    yes, and shortly you all get to see the crystal clarity of the garbage culture of the US, when they start price gougig items unnecessarily. Yes, just like the Potassium Idodide,, next will probably be bottled water, duct tape and 7 mill thick plastic..and the list will go on from there.

    This is why when the real emergency comes to the US…and the real SHTF comes, our culture will
    riot, pillage, and do the most significant damage to each other.

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    • Politicalillusions
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:59pm

      Faliure is imminent. Failure always has been imminent. All we can do now is unify, stay strong, and continue delaying catastrophe. Our time to shine is coming, when the government suddenly gets put on pause it will be You and me who decide it’s fate. Would you die to protect what you have been fighting AGAINST?

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  • ETOOL USMC RECON
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:53pm

    The failed polices of the criminals at FM/FM Barny Frawk, Franklin Raines, Chris Dodd which led to the failed “bailout” of a Trillion Dollars……
    The failure of QE2……
    The failure of big government/taxes……
    The failure of our over spending on failed social programs….

    All which cause our once strong dollar to be weaker each day….

    And bin obama is more concerned with his stupid basaball picks that OUR COUNTRY !

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  • Showtime
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:52pm

    Is anyone surprised, with this regime at the wheel? I saw this coming two years ago. We have a figment of the imagination sitting in the White House, and he fills his suit with it…imagination, no substance, no leadership, no respect for the Consittution, no respect for the American people, no respect for our laws. The only thing he respects is control over us.

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    • LetUsReason
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:07pm

      He’s a madman, and this is his legacy.

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    • mill
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 9:30pm

      this is true…but this empty suit will be reelected.
      It will be shady to say the least.
      Look at what the unions are doing now because they are not getting their way…it will be worse come the presidential election…and because most conservatives will not fight back at the mud the left throws, he will be reelected
      conservatives need about one dozen james carvilles on their side…

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:52pm

    1930s, our 2-generation here (she had European immigrant parents) old greatgrandmother was a cook for the uber-wealthy, and for years thru ”the Starving” after working all day she went home and baked several dozen little “2-person” loaves a day free for men lining up past her rowhouse. they could do little odd jobs for her and her neighbors in exchange for free bread. even just sweeping the sidewalk earned a loaf of bread. the men carved the classic hobo sign on her gate post : A GOOD HEARTED WOMAN LIVES HERE, [a smiling cat with a heart in it.]

    we have been stocking up on flour, sugar, honey,cornmeal and yeast since Mr Beck told us to.

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    • betsea ross
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:18pm

      Beautiful story- thank-you, I am 1st gen. born here, I never understood watching my Mom eating a whole apple except for the stem-I guess you eat food when you have it-, we tell our 6yr. old when she balks at trying something new that there may be a day that what is given is all there is. Pray we don’t get there-

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  • mossbrain
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:50pm

    US farmers receive $5 billion a year in direct payments from the US government, whether the farms are hurting or prospering. I wonder how much in indirect aid they get?

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:04pm

      Not much, the welfare is pretty out front. I just got rid of a corporate farmer(Ilease my lands) because he kept presenting paperwork to sign for more welfare payments.
      The little guys can’t even get a taste of that.
      It ALL needs to go.

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    • sleazyhippo
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:31pm

      Bachmann’s farm received less than $250,000.00 in tax-free US Government crop subsidy payments from 2005-2009, which all together would take almost 15 years to equal a Million.
      The real crime is, how ever since the Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, affair; the civilian firearms materials market has gone crazy – and ammunition for high powered sniper rifles has almost doubled!

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  • RightPolitically
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:50pm

    Thanks Mr. President. I guess it is not the rise in prices that disturbs you, just how quickly it happened!

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  • sbenard
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:50pm

    It’s only just beginning, too! The Fed’s stated policy of creating inflation is working, but only the creator of the policy denies its efficacy! Inflation is going to get much worse while the Fed continues in denial of its own success! Bizarro world!

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  • aburkholz
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:50pm

    Really thankful for my stored food, makes me think I should dedicate more space for it and start gardening. No food lines for me and mine!

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    • RightPolitically
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:56pm

      Great idea. But make certain inexpensive or bargain food you might buy to beat high prices doesn’t say MADE IN CHINA on it!

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  • mossbrain
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:47pm

    People are idiots, they don’t know how to shop. I bought a gallon of milk for $2, a gallon of orange juice for $2.50, a loaf of bread for $1, shop at grocery outlet or food for less or similar places.

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    • BurntHills
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:53pm

      nearest outlet for rural farmers like us is 65 minutes away.. but it is worth it!! STOCK UP FOLKS!!!

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    • dealer@678
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:31pm

      If there is an Aldi store in your area, check it out . I save a bunch

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    • chickenlittle
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:36pm

      I don‘t know what part of the country you’re in, but I shop the same places you mention (including non-union Food4Less) and my prices aren’t close to yours. Of course, now they price stuff different so as to scam you… different weights for bread… different sizes of cans/containers for the old price, milk priced different for fat-free,2%, 1%, Vit. D, 5-gal. containers that are really 4.7 gal., Meat injected with 10-15% liquids, soup cans almost the same size as the old tomato paste cans, standard tuna cans are now 5 Oz. instead of 6, the net amount of chips in a bag just keeps getting smaller, so the price can stay the same,etc. Anything to make it appear that stuff doesn’t really cost more, when it is actually overall up about 20% over last year in most things. Not to mention (except @ Food4Less) register “errors” are rampant. It’s a joke about the “inflation rates” anyway… not to include food and energy prices… like we all are buying “heavy equipment” and TV’s everyday.

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    • mrclean
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:05pm

      Wish I could stock up substantially but am on a small fixed monthly income. All I can do is 2 weeks of canned goods and bottled water, and other items like toilet paper, soap, laundry soap, and other personal products used daily. I also have alarge supply of cheap column candles, emergency candles and matches.

      Have been gathering small branches and sticks that have fallen off trees and dried over winter (for kindling), and have plenty of split logs stored up.

      BUT….. if I could afford that $200 deal I would definitely get it!

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  • 912828Buckeye
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:46pm

    Buy bulk and stock up. It’s only going to get worse.

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  • flamegonesilver
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:46pm

    I wonder what would happen if former Pres. Bush was still in office…
    Can‘t you hear the cat’s SCREAMING?

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  • saviorammo
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:45pm

    None of this needs to happen America. Take your Country, it’s soil, and it’s soul back!

    Time to remove the cancer, completely, before its too late.

    The only thing to fear is fear itself!

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  • eat-more-bacon-USA
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:44pm

    Sarah Palin warned us about inflation in November of last year – She has been proven correct, again….
    http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/252715/palin-bernanke-cease-and-desist-robert-costa
    ——————–
    http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703514904575602231815453378.html?mod=WSJ_hps_sections_opinion

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  • drattastic
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:44pm

    Oil prices drop yet no relief at the pump.Everything we buy gets more expensive .Personally I haven’t had a raise or bonus for 3 years ,I’ve lost 20% of my yearly income ,my benefits cost keep going up .Many more are in worse shape than me .Yet we get silence from the White House but at least Obama got his college basketball brackets filled out and another round of golf.Friggen disgraceful !!!

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    • katiefrankie
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:55pm

      And yet I’ll bet your property taxes have shot up while your overall home value has fallen, just like so many Americans. It’s depressing and frankly, quite scary.

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  • Goldlady
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:43pm

    Interesting how everything we predicted is coming true, isn’t it? And still, lefty friends and family think we‘re ’survivalist freaks‘ and refuse to see what’s right in front of them. Ah well, more food and gold for us.

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    • OutOfTheAether
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:01pm

      When Beck first talked last October of how prices were going to spike come February of March, I began sharing that info with coworkers and family. The family mostly ignored, politely, but still ignored. The coworkers weren’t quite so kind. “Looney”, Nut-cake”, “conspiracy nut”, etc was all I heard . Well, unfortunately, here it is, starting right on schedule.

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    • prepper1776
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:31pm

      outof theater; i tried telling everybody to stock up when the market crashed and got the same reaction. now i have close to a years supply of food and by shopping the sales i spent less for groceries in 2010 than in 2009. now they dont think i’m so crazy and i just smile.
      By the way mountain house is very busy and you cant get the large cans and the individual meals are getting harder to get.
      my garden is starting to come in already

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    • sleazyhippo
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:00pm

      You can lead a horse to water, but you can Not make them drink!

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    • katiefrankie
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:51pm

      I noticed at my local WinCo last week (great store, by the way) that my favorite ice cream had gone up almost 40% in price. Just another reason I a) should be dieting, and b) am glad for my deep freezer. We really do need to stock up on essentials. And I must admit, ice cream is not in that category.

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  • BurntHills
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:43pm

    where is that beautiful Great Depression sculpture at??

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    • sissykatz
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:51pm

      @ burnthills

      I was wondering the same thing, but wasn’t sure if it was a sculpture or computer generated.

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    • sleazyhippo
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:58pm

      This is just one of many brass statues from the Great Depression until WWII, located in Washington, DC at the President Franklin Delanor Roosevelt memorial. (2 mile walk. Right off the Tidal Basin. Surrounded by the Cherry Blossoms in 2 weeks. C’Mon Down.)

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  • Boojer56
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:43pm

    Could the declining value of the dollar have something to do with this. I don’t think we import basic foodstuffs from Japan or the middle east do we?

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:29pm

      It’s all about the declining value of the dollar. Thanks Geithner and Bernanke. Oh, and of course Barry.

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  • flamegonesilver
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:43pm

    FERTLMIND….I agree with you.
    GOD help us!

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  • Gonzo
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:43pm

    Food prices soar, gas prices soar, the middle east is on fire, and nuclear holocaust is threatened in Japan but, we have Barack Obama’s NCAA basketball picks now, which is nice.

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    • sbenard
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:52pm

      Now THAT’s perspective. Thanks Gonzo! And the Mid-East in meltdown too!

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    • rodamaa
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:58pm

      Obama is on schedule towards the destruction of the U.S. way of life. I wonder if George Soros will give him[Obama] a gold star.

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    • LAM2
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:10pm

      rodamaa
      It’s more likely that Soros will give Obama a red star.

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    • CatB
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:11pm

      Obama … doing a heck of a job “community organizing” the World! ugh!

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    • HillBillySam1
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:30pm

      It’s all about setting the correct priorities with our beloved Dear Leader……Food and gas prices still climbing, unemployment still at 16% (in REAL life), mortgage crisis still not resolved, no clear leadership in Iraq, Afghanistan, and the rest of the Middle East (except to turn our backs on Israel and our own troops who are in harm’s way), and our National Debt still un-abated…….now how long did it take him to fill out his NCAA brackets and set up a tee-time for Saturday???…..I’m sure that he is exhausted from all of this “leadership”…….

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    • sleazyhippo
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:45pm

      The biggest “circle of life” moment is watching the effect of the very scary headline on the readers. Like watching a Pachinko machine in a Japanese parlor.

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    • mill
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 9:37pm

      and he’s going on vacation to Rio this weekend…wow, to be president for a day…no worries, no accounting..vactions abound..

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    • bread and circuses
      Posted on March 17, 2011 at 8:52am

      @HILLBILLYSAM
      O-bow-ma is NOT setting up a tee time for saturday, he’s taking the family for a vacation to Rio.

      “Let them eat cake” ???

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    • bread and circuses
      Posted on March 17, 2011 at 8:55am

      OOPS, didn‘t see MILL’s post

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  • fertlmind
    Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:38pm

    Soon we will be waiting in a union controlled, government sponsored line for food

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    • Gonzo
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:45pm

      Radioactive sushi if you didn’t vote Democrat.

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    • Showtime
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:48pm

      That‘s what they’re working towards.

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    • broker0101
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:49pm

      Never fear. Food Insurance is still only $200 per backpack……for now. What a bargain!!!

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    • Showtime
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:54pm

      @broker0101
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:49pm
      Never fear. Food Insurance is still only $200 per backpack……for now. What a bargain!!!
      ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
      Thank you, Progressives!

      Report Post » Showtime  
    • cessna152
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:54pm

      Yes, Liberalism is good. See what it does for all humanity!

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    • lovenfl3
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:56pm

      Glenn has been talking about this for several months now. I can‘t wait to hear the liberals tell us how this is George Bush’s fault.

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    • exdem
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:56pm

      Lines for gas , lines for food, and lined up for the reeducation camps. Americas future.

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    • just the facts
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 12:59pm

      I’m really not sure on that statement. When people finally put 2 + 2 together and realize that the unions (the administrative/leadership part of the unions) are part of the problem, there may very well be an unpleasant situation for them. I agree that food lines are just around the corner, but to have the unions in charge of them….no. First, they would cater to those in the union arena first, and the leftovers to the general populations. That scenario would be unwelcome and not last long.

      Things are going to get a whole lot worse, especially in the cities and we have barry and his administration to blame for it. Socialistic hope and change. All you people that voted this disaster in, are you happy now???

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    • LetUsReason
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:04pm

      Food storage, anyone? And water? Things gonna get a little crazy, methinks.

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    • CatB
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:09pm

      And yet it does not “count” in the inflation numbers … crazy!

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    • Dale
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:13pm

      broker;

      How do I contact you?

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    • janedough1
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:26pm

      Time to plant a victory garden folks, no matter how small your yard. They don’t have jails enough to lock us all up under the Food Safety Act.

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    • janedough1
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:28pm

      Nice to contemplate that bronze statue of men waiting in a soup line is part of the deficit that is sending the economy into a tailspin, the price of food skyrocketing, and heading us toward….waiting in soup lines again?

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    • 338lapua
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:36pm

      “ No Soup For You”

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    • exdem
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 1:45pm

      @DALE
      You can reach Broker at the prison between his Islamic conversion class and his meeting with Moveon.org via Skype.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:00pm

      JANEDOUGH1
      Time to plant a
      ” victory garden folks, no matter how small your yard. They don’t have jails enough to lock us all up under the Food Safety Act.”

      They can’t lock you up for having a garden. That provision does not exist under the passed Food Safety Act. Plant away. Besides, it’s not like they have the actual power to dictate to us what we can and cannot do, outside of what little power we *allow* them under the Constitution. If they assume more power, they invalidate their claim to office. We do not have to obey unjust laws.

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    • GhostOfJefferson
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:07pm

      @BROKER0101

      “Never fear. Food Insurance is still only $200 per backpack……for now. What a bargain!!!”

      I’m aware of your cowardly bomb throwing posting technique, that you are not man enough to come back and hold a discussion as an intellectual human being with anybody, you simply lob crap and run. With that as a given, I’ll say this for the lurking audience.

      What you’re buying with any emergency food storage package is two things, nutrition over a given time and a very long shelf life. Nutrition is more than buying red kernel wheat and a grinder, that will get you dead quick after an emergency. When you buy 2 weeks worth of food, where that food lasts 7 to 12 years, which is a large variety of foods, for $199 along with a carrying pack that (look it up at a sports store) alone goes for around 80 to 100 dollars, well, you are actually getting one hell of a good deal.

      You can go cheaper, clearly. You can can produce and meats, and once the initial steam canner is paid for you’re only paying negligible costs for lids and mason jars. But if you don’t have that kind of time, well, 200 bucks for 2 weeks of food that you can store ~10 years without spoilage is a great deal.

      Those who actually pay attention to food storage techniques and costs, and who know something about the topic in general, of course realize this. It’s a shame Broker has to be such an amateur troll, he could probably do better if he put better effort.

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    • getalong
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:10pm

      Ahhhh, the land of the communist progressives….it just keeps getting better and better!

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    • sleazyhippo
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 2:42pm

      You just can’t depend on anything! Things keep evolving like a cause & effect “circle of life” natural event based economy! I knew this would happen on November 5th 2008!
      “Much of the increase in food prices was due to winter freezes in Florida, Texas and other agricultural areas, Resler said.”

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      Now, I know there are some trojan horses that come to the Blaze to take cheap shots at our postings,,,but I’m not one of them. I am, without a doubt, a true conservative.

      I don’t know who this moderator is,,,,but I would suspect a ‘trojan horse’ in place at the Blaze. Furthermore, I find it offensive to be called a “sick freak” for making conservative comments on a conservative blog with fellow conservatives. You, also, should be offended because it give a strong indication that you are included in the ‘sick freak’ label.

      I thought you should know why, maybe, some of your well written pieces MAY be disappearing.

      A Conservative

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    • right-wing-waco
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:05pm

      I am a driver for a grocery chain. I predict that in the near future grocery trucks will be high-jacked in large cities. I have already told my employer that I am not a Reginald Denny and if stopped by a mob, I will drive out no matter what or who is in the way. I do not intend to wear bricks. Plan for the worst, pray for the best.

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    • drbage
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:14pm

      But never fear, there is NO inflation, so the solution is to give up eating, heating/cooling your home, using any electricity, driving to work, watching TV, buying any sort of medicine, and you will then agree with the Fed and the O regime that we are better off this year than last. Yes, Virginia, there is a Santa Claus.

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    • A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:16pm

      @GhostOfJefferson,

      “They can’t lock you up for having a garden. That provision does not exist under the passed Food Safety Act. Plant away. Besides, it’s not like they have the actual power to dictate to us what we can and cannot do, outside of what little power we *allow* them under the Constitution. If they assume more power, they invalidate their claim to office. We do not have to obey unjust laws.”

      They do, mistakenly, believe that they have the power to do this.

      See here.

      Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow with Judge Napolitano on Fox News’ Glenn Beck
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RBl-FeF1asw#t=6m42s

      Judiciary hearing on Elena Kagan: Dr. Coburn’s Remarks (Day 2)
      http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tgdetb9A4aY#t=20m01s

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    • robin.kevin
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 3:24pm

      Well working in produce I know that Tomatoes went up this year due to freezing in Mexico, this was the first freeze they had since 1957… What happen to “global warming”? But that to an extent is beside the point. What we need to do is stop being dependent on other countries. We became great by using our natural resources, went we stop that we started to fall. United we stand, divided we fall seems to be a concept too many folk have forgotten about.

      I am just glad that I am a hunter, I wont be in the government food lines.

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    • ColoradoDad
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 4:04pm

      @silentwatcher,
      I wouldn’t be offended by the term “sick freak” that was used in the email back to you. The writer of the email was Liz, and I believe she is one of the producers of Glenn’s show. Glenn has been calling his viewers & listeners for years “sick twisted freaks”, which I believe he uses as a jest to the progressive left that think that is what we all are. It’s kind of like his call sign, and her putting that in quotes was all in good humor. I take that as a compliment because I know that it probably drives the liberals up the wall b/c they have NO sense of humor. So please try not to be offended by that one little term, it was mean’t as a compliment to all conservatives.
      Have a nice day!

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    • Brooke Lorren
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 5:14pm

      @Letusreason said “Food storage, anyone? And water? Things gonna get a little crazy, methinks.”

      You better still be waiting in line at those government sponsored food lines. And look malnourished. If people think that you have food they might break in.

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    • mikem1969
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 6:36pm

      And more and more of the damage done by the libs and progressives continues to come out. Anyone who votes lib or progressive needs to be tried and executed for treason.

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    • jbl8199
      Posted on March 16, 2011 at 11:11pm

      You don’t need to watch the news to know that prices have been going steadily up for a while now. Just go to the grocery store sometime. Even your basic necessities are getting out of hand. A gallon of milk just shouldn’t cost $4 or $5. That’s insane.

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    • jackrorabbit
      Posted on March 18, 2011 at 1:11am

      Get used to them, and if you have the funds, stock up at every sale until after the dollar is totally trashed and replaced.

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