Yellow media watch wrote on Apr 26, 2008 10:35 PM:
" At least we still have cheap vegetables...Thanks Mexicans!!! "
rickey wrote on Apr 23, 2008 9:39 AM:
" This is all part of the GOP plan to rid the US of the Middle Class "
correctanswer wrote on Apr 22, 2008 9:08 PM:
" I hear the train a comin' "
farmr4u wrote on Apr 22, 2008 7:06 PM:
" Very true Donatello,now without a farm bill (no subsidies) you could argue we are truly in a free market. This is what taxpayers wanted. This is capitolism. China pays 30% of disposable income on food. They will be importing corn later this year. Until oil goes to $60/bbl. and gas $2.00 gal. ethonal is profitable at $5.00/ bu. corn. Want to drop the price of corn and thereby food? Oil based economy. "
Donatello wrote on Apr 22, 2008 4:42 PM:
" Because government handouts to farmers(dems) and agricultural
conglomerates(Reps) promoted a massive overproduction.
They had so much that they had nowhere to store
it so they just dumped it on the ground all over. "
farmr4u wrote on Apr 22, 2008 4:31 PM:
" As always: if corn for food is that important(and I agree it is) then why was it priced so low for so long? "
Yellow media watch wrote on Apr 22, 2008 3:41 PM:
" We have a devout religious Christian activist President and VP
Islamic religion is the fastest growing religion and is non-Christian, they are enemies
Islam is, and is becoming the dominant religion of many third world countries including Africa
Third world and mid-east need our agriculture products
We invade a couple Koran Countries
Koran Countries jack up the cost of oil
We institute and re-subsidize a money losing and wasteful use for corn (Ethanol)
The world price for our corn (and other food products) skyrockets
Result...Third world Islamic countries are now desperate for food
We are paying through the nose for oil and all of it's by products.
I have said often that I don't believe in coincidence, and our government rarely acts without some hidden agenda. "
Yellow media watch wrote on Apr 22, 2008 3:39 PM:
" Anti,
I dont know a single "environmentalist that advocated corn ethanol at all let alone to the degree we have now which screws the food supply completely.
This farce was created by politicians, Monsantos', capitalists that like handouts (eg.Webers) pseudo-environmentalists and corn States to squander taxpayer subsidies and get rich on a sham of a false hope.
I have yet to meet a long haired, tie-dyed, hippie environmentalist (or anything like that)heading and profiting on a ethanol plant. They all consist of connected profiteers, bankers, businessmen and politicians.
Environmentalists have common sense...use weeds, waste, hemp and switchgrass for ethanol!!! No fertilizer, chemicals or environmental cost...Too much common sense and no room for crooked profit grabbers in that plan huh? That's the scum we live with and put in "leadership" positions for ya.
I think this is Macro-economic world and religious warfare myself, I'll post something on it next. "
JBK wrote on Apr 22, 2008 2:55 PM:
" With the profits for growing corn to fulfill the ethanal mandates being so high, farmers are abandoning other crops that are healthier for our society. Take a look at the current prices for wheat and flour. Prepare yourself for higher prices for beef, as feed for cattle has increased greatly in the last few years. Even if you don't consume products made from corn, prices for everything else is still going up as a side effect, because more and more of our crop land is being used to grow corn for ethanal.
Looking for alternate energy sources is a worthy goal, but we should be looking at untapped sources. Our food supply should be used for food, not fuel for our vehicles. "
antieverything wrote on Apr 22, 2008 2:19 PM:
" No way no how can you deny the recent spike in food cost cannot be attributed to the ethanol mandate. Regardles of the nutritional value of many corn products (Yellow Media)... the world needs corn at lower pricing. The already cash starved 3rd world countrys will suffer the greatest. How do you enviromentalists feel now? "
RanDomino wrote on Apr 22, 2008 1:06 PM:
" This is what we get for not listening to Carter 30 years ago. "
Yellow media watch wrote on Apr 22, 2008 12:48 PM:
" The nasty modified corn and its by products are killing us. Stop demanding cheaper food and concentrate on healthy and safe!
The school lunch programs are too concentrated on the lowest bidders, thus the dangerous food and recalls that we had recently. "
JBK wrote on Apr 22, 2008 12:38 PM:
" Maybe if we weren't converting 20% of our corn crop into ethanol, which lowers the supply and increases the demand for all products which use corn (including feed for dairy cows), food prices wouldn't be increasing so quickly. Keep watching your local, national and global news sources for stories about food prices soaring, causing the poor to be starving across the world because food is no longer affordable.
Using our food supply as an energy source is one of the most poorly thought-out ideas of modern society. "
rickey wrote on Apr 22, 2008 12:24 PM:
" To CJ . The give me a free meat . Is there a noun missing between the and give idiot "
CJ wrote on Apr 22, 2008 11:56 AM:
" Rickey step out of your mom's closet from playing dress up and try to make sense for a change instead of turning every article on here into a political arguement. People have choices.........pack a lunch it's not that hard. The give me a free meal or handout mentality is what eventually leads to complaints when everyone wants better. "
correctanswer wrote on Apr 22, 2008 11:55 AM:
" $228 million "
correctanswer wrote on Apr 22, 2008 11:36 AM:
" Here is how you could start saving some money. Cut back the next Food Services Director pay and mostly benefits. Our own current Director started at $78k, the previous Director Marilyn made $82k trimmed with bloated expensive benefits. Funny, how almost all government entities cannot approach the correct body with a request for funding any longer and procure the shortages with peripheral imaginative added taxes and reasons. Shameless. Milwaukee County employees are facing a billion dollar shortage for one employee benefit. Milwaukee Technical College campus is facing a $2228 million dollar shortage for one employee benefit. It is as ludicrous as blaming funding shortages on boilers and maintenance needs. "
grant wrote on Apr 22, 2008 11:25 AM:
" They could get a contractor , Say Halliburton they are making meals for Our Soldiers for $30.00 a meal, They are doing a great job as long as they don't mind food poisoning "
get it right wrote on Apr 22, 2008 10:10 AM:
" Why not just simply the program. These kids are given too many options to chose from. Having only 1 choice did not hurt any of us when we were growing up. SIMPLFY, SIMPLFY, SIMPLFY "
rickey wrote on Apr 22, 2008 9:56 AM:
" To CJ; with repubINFLATION its hard to pack a lunch for under 2 bucks. No go run,,, Whats with that? Who besides Bush is an idiot? ITS YOU "
rickey wrote on Apr 22, 2008 9:37 AM:
" To Dean: The SCHIP program could have fixed Your Ringworm But some fool vetoed the funding and gave it to Bear Stearn's and a war in Iraq "
CJ wrote on Apr 22, 2008 9:35 AM:
" If your kids don't like the school food pack them a lunch every day seems pretty simple instead of trying to play the blame game. Rickey you are still an idiot........no go run your mom's bath. "
nana3 wrote on Apr 22, 2008 8:47 AM:
" Over priced??? Where can you buy a meal for your child for $2 and yourself for $2.26? Even a happy meal costs more.
The sad thing is to see all of the wasted food, because kids are so picky. Parents should raise their kids to eat a bigger variety of food.
All homeowners pay the taxes to keep the schools going, not just "middle class".
Why don't you try packing a lunch for your kids, think you can do it for $2 a day? "
rickey wrote on Apr 22, 2008 7:16 AM:
" President Bush has the lowest poll ratings of any president in the last 76 years.To Dean lets not blame Bush for this, His poll ratings are low enough "
Dean wrote on Apr 22, 2008 7:04 AM:
" This is all part of the grand scheme of the republicans to get all my money and acorns I have hidden away. George bush somehow, someway, must be at fault for rise in price of school lunches. My Momma says to me "dean, you make sure you vote for hillary now, you hear?" Momma dun like george bush, she says he makes her get out an work, instead of collecting free welfares muney like we used to. My momma says george bush is da reason we got the crabs and ringworm last month because we cant ufford to take them baths anymore. "
grant wrote on Apr 22, 2008 6:15 AM:
" This is all part of the MIDDLE CLASS SQUEEZE started in 2001 thanks to the supreme court and the republicans "
bluebunny wrote on Apr 22, 2008 6:13 AM:
" I disagree with Sad Sally. My children really enjoy the school lunch, and I am happy to see a variety including fresh fruits and vegetables-something we didn't have when I was in school. I have eaten with them a few times, and I can't complain! "
Rickey wrote on Apr 22, 2008 5:47 AM:
" Republican inflation is the largest tax increase I had ever seen "
Sad Sally wrote on Apr 22, 2008 4:57 AM:
" What a joke. This is already a scam, overpriced tasteless crap. Maybe the kids in LaCrosse should boycott the lunchroom like the kids in Westby, and maybe someone will wake up. When will this school distrit get a clue?? "
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