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Originally Posted by herekitty1960
There was a segment on GMA this morning about rationing food! It was on my local morning news, too. Seems that rice and other dry staples are being rationed in some areas. I believe Sams Club is limiting the amount of some items that one person can buy.
http://nysun.com/news/food-rationing...adbasket-world
It's getting frightening - I've noticed higher prices at the grocery store. The price of fuel to transport produce and other items is getting out of control (it's $4.19 a gallon here in Georgia). The extra cost is certainly getting passed on to the consumer (as I expect it would).
What's everyone doing indivisually about this? Has this affected the way you shop and the amount of outings you take? It has for me...and I only expect it to get worse because I've taken a 40% cut in pay (with going on LTD).
It's sorta scary..... |
Food rationing is the sign of many things to come.
Historically, many significant Empires (Roman, Inca) have fallen because of this. The food rationing is actually a response to two natural pressures and one artificial one. (1) Increased planetary heat changing crop cycles; 2) Migration of rural communitiees into central cities resulting in an increase in food consumption which pressures the Carrying Capacity (K) of the supplies, and; 3) Artificial price increases caused by market speculators.
The only thing that I think we, the members of less impacted countries, can do is to donate funds to reliable charities like UNICEF.
We are seeing a pattern that has been repeated far too oftenduring human history.
-Vic