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Old 04-28-2008, 01:05 AM
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New Scientist Environment Blog: Food rationing hits America

Food rationing hits America, it all sounds very alarmist to me but the number of stories from around the world of food price rises and shortages along with reduced crop yields and further projected reductions in nutritional value and yield all makes for a nasty mix.
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Oh yeah; it's hard to talk sense to a hungry, frightened, mob. This kind of thing is what brings down empires and changes of historic proportions.
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I keep hearing about this all over the place and I really don't know what to think about it yet. :S
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I'd say start using whatever space you have to plant some seeds so you can grow your own veggies... fortunately I don't think the lack of certain products will hit America too much. In any case should help with the obesity epidemic.
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You know I keep reading stories like this, and yet I haven't seen any in our area. Bananas are no longer available by the case, but that's hardly rationing.
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That would be enough to cause panic in my house!

I live on bananas!
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World food price crisis blamed on government neglect - earth - 29 April 2008 - New Scientist Environment

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Prices on just about everything seem to be rising, and that of course definitely includes food!

I can still buy just about anything I want in my area, but the prices are definitely becoming more and more prohibitive.

There are so many things going wrong with the world these days...lol
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I read that the american Wal-Mart stores are now limiting how many sacks of rice one can buy. These are the folk that pay their employees so little many of them are on food stamps (as are many military families).
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Wow I didn't know they were going to do this. It hardly seems fair. I think the suggestion of growing your own vegetables is a really great idea and one that we should all try to implement. Obesity is on the rise so if this food ration does help obesity maybe it isn't such a terrible thing after all.
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