The Food Shortage Hits The Mainstream PressPosted by Lorren on April 22, 2008
I’ve written a couple of times about how several countries have stopped exports of food and that there have been food riots in several countries because of the increase in price, due to the lack of supply. Some of my friends who like to be prepared have been purchasing large quantities of food to [...]
An Upcoming Famine?Posted by Lorren on April 2, 2008
When I went grocery shopping Monday afternoon, I picked up 8 bags of pasta. Tomorrow when I go shopping after taking the kidlets to the library, I plan on getting a 20 pound bag of rice.
No, we’re not gluttons (well, not my kids or my husband at least, and not me to that extreme), [...]
Is John Stossel Right About Price Gouging? Zimbabwe and FoodPosted by Lorren on July 15, 2007
Right now, Zimbabwe is facing a crisis. The people are starving. The president, in his infinite wisdom, has decided to ban the import of groceries for resale, despite starvation in the country.
I guess he’s afraid of price gouging. There seems to be an inflationary crisis going on there. He recently forced [...]
