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Drudge: America faces food rationing?
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Is45
User ID: 294391
4/22/2008 1:02 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
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Glenn Beck is advising people to buy extra food.
Good thing those government checks begin arriving
in the mail in May ;)
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 389959
4/22/2008 1:11 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Why? Because all anyone has to do is cut out some of the CRAP they eat (the fast foods, the prepped and packaged foods, the condiments, the chips and sodas and fancy water) for a few days at a time, and they CAN afford to put aside beans, rice, flour, sugar, salt, powdered milk, shortening and veggie oils, powdered eggs, etc.
Give up something you do not NEED, and you will be able to afford more of what you do need.
Buy FRESH ingredients and cook a few meals from scratch, and you've saved enough for several bags of rice or beans.
If I can do it, anyone can do it. Quoting: RHSC 416100
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 403466
4/22/2008 1:18 AM | |
Ignatius J. Reilly
User ID: 420831
4/22/2008 1:45 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
My favorite part of this is the people who have stockpiled like 1-2 years worth of food. They pretend like it's going to somehow...prevent their death or starvation or something.
All it'll do is put them behind on survival and learning the new ways when they have locked their family in their bunker and have let 2 or so years pass by while the rest of the world has moved on.
BTW, I have 75 years worth of stockpiled foods, haha! |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 358392
4/22/2008 1:48 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Some thoughts, from an economist's point of view:
* There really is a looming shortage. In fact, there's a shortage of "cereals" today. It's only a half percent between global supply and demand, but a half percentage point is serious when you're talking about 6+ billion people.
* Stored stocks of rice, wheat, corn, etc., are at the lowest level in our recent globalized history.
* There's not an immediate real shortage in the USA. What you're seeing is a combination of panic buying, panic bulk buying by small restaurants and resellers who get staples at CostCo/Smart & Final/Sam's Club, and a run on commodities that is seeing major food packagers (think Rice-a-Roni or Uncle Ben's) buying as much as they can before prices go even higher. This is the same way airlines try to buy jet fuel months or even years in advance when prices are on the way up.
* But there could be a real shortage of staples in the USA, and it will only take a "perfect storm" like a major port shutdown (Los Angeles) or earthquake that knocks out the main rail lines (Cajon Pass, the nation's busiest rail junction, sits on the San Andreas Fault alongside Interstate 15), or a pandemic that shut down the trade from a major food exporter such as China or even Vietnam.
* It's smart to have several months of dry foods in your pantry (along with ample supplies of those big Sparkletts jugs of drinking water, unless you're on a well in the country). But it's even better to have a good, safely stored supply of seeds for your garden. Make sure you have a combination of long-lasting protein, such as potatoes, along with a wide variety of vegetables and greens. Gardening is also fun.
* If you have a backyard, get a few chickens. The eggs will keep you happy for years. If you've got an acre or two, get a few dairy goats or a cow for a free, fresh supply of milk and cream and cheese -- you'll have to learn to make the cheese, but that's fun, too. Goats will also eat all the weeds!
* Go to a site like [ link to survivalblog.com] for info on DEFENDING your food supplies, when the Sh*& Hits the Fan.
Yeppers! I truly believe it won't be one thing, but a combination of things that will cause the main trouble. This is the set-up, then will come the pitch. Good points!
To those who call BS on this thread, I can understand why. But I would caution that this particular "DOOM" will be relative slow and will build over the next couple of years. Just watch and prepare, or not, as you will. This one you will see coming. No prophet needed. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 338472
4/22/2008 2:05 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
im telling you, all of you need to have local sources for food. No exceptions. You can make a deal with a farmer or fisherman in nearly any state or location, but this winter may be harsh. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 420842
4/22/2008 2:13 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.............
Brains!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 160058
4/22/2008 2:48 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Go to Bass pro and buy the 25 gallons of peanut oil. It's clean, got as high temp tolerance and keeps. Don't fry the turkey.
Your fuckin crazy you know. Who the fuck needs to store a hundred years worth of grease? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 376759
I read that Virgin Coconut Oil can be used over and over, saved indefinately, as long as it doesn't smoke. Anyone else know of this? I am thinking of stocking up on some. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 368943
4/22/2008 3:00 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
ANYONE SEE ANY OF THIS HAPPENING IN THE UPPER WEST COAST? SEATTLE?
sorry i hit capts . |
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RHSC
User ID: 416100
4/22/2008 3:30 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Look at the story under it to understand what it's all about...
Drudge has it labeled "CRISIS WEAKENS OPPOSITION TO BIOTECH CROPS...
SNIP
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MONSANTO COME TO MIND? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 415655
Bingo! |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 392006
4/22/2008 3:43 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
prepare, think long term and get some books on survival and "living off the land"
a Boy Scout Handbook will be very handy. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 363459
4/22/2008 3:50 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
its our own fault
does anyone here do anything at work except shuffle papers, look at number on a computer screen or talk nice to customers? |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 416100
4/22/2008 3:52 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
prepare, think long term and get some books on survival and "living off the land"
a Boy Scout Handbook will be very handy. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 392006
A can of Heirloom veggie seeds and a good planting guide will be more useful. |
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Earth Daughter
User ID: 408743
4/22/2008 3:54 AM
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My favorite part of this is the people who have stockpiled like 1-2 years worth of food. They pretend like it's going to somehow...prevent their death or starvation or something.
All it'll do is put them behind on survival and learning the new ways when they have locked their family in their bunker and have let 2 or so years pass by while the rest of the world has moved on.
BTW, I have 75 years worth of stockpiled foods, haha! Quoting: Ignatius J. Reilly 420831
Too bad there are not many foods with a shelf life of 75 years. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 419117
4/22/2008 4:10 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Okay so "excess liquidity" was first soaked up by the stock market, then that went bust in 2001, then the "excess liquidity" started chasing real estate, creating another bubble which is going bust, are we seeing that "excess liquidity" chasing food commodities and creating a bubble of inflated values now? Am I onto something or am I clueless?
Absolutely bang on Mercury. It sounds as though you would enjoy Robert Prechter's famous book "The Turn In The Tial Wave". It's worth reading if you can get hold of a copy. Quoting: sillygalah 367923
The bursting of subprime bubble led to a liquidity crisis, in other words nobody was lending money to each other in the money markets. Thats why Fed Reserve has lowered rates and bank of England is injecting money into the system. This money isnt going back into mortgage markets, bond markets, the stock markets....its difficult to tell for sure if its going into commodities or if the price rises are caused by real lack of supply. In a recession banks typically dont want to start throwing around too much money because they have to worry about business loans going bad. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 367687
4/22/2008 5:21 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
went to a local costco today for some beer..saw a full isle full of rice bags..this is in vegas though, probably will cat ch up in a few weeks.. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 92956
4/22/2008 6:35 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
This is scary. What kind of foods should you start buying now and keeping? Bottled water? Cans of food? Quoting: Anonymous Coward 284104
Canned food will still be fine years after you buy it. I've been practicing food storage for years and regularly eat canned foods that are 3 years old or more. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 92956
4/22/2008 6:41 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Just hunt. Bag a 300lb deer or two a season. Who needs bread and rice Quoting: Anonymous Coward 367687
Well, here's a dumbass who thinks deer weigh 300 pounds. You don't go into the woods very much or you would know better. That also means you will probably starve since you know so little about deer, you won't be able to "bag" one.
Dipshit. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 92956
4/22/2008 6:55 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
My favorite part of this is the people who have stockpiled like 1-2 years worth of food. They pretend like it's going to somehow...prevent their death or starvation or something.
All it'll do is put them behind on survival and learning the new ways when they have locked their family in their bunker and have let 2 or so years pass by while the rest of the world has moved on.
BTW, I have 75 years worth of stockpiled foods, haha! Quoting: Ignatius J. Reilly 420831
First of all, you don't have 75 years of food stocked up, so cut the bullshit.
Second, I have lots of food stored....at least 1.5-2 years for myself and the wife. We plan on living through the nightmare staying away from the rest of the population that are starving to death. After it's all over, and the rest of the world as "moved on" to the grave, I'll come out and plant my stored non-hybrid seeds and start all over again. |
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Fitbin
User ID: 420941
4/22/2008 7:05 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Close your borders.
One child per family for one generation.
Stop trying to be the world police and halve your military.
Take the dollar back and stop the rest of the world using it as a crutch.
Thats just four simple solutions, Im sure theres loads more that could be inplemented. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 368724
4/22/2008 7:11 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Okay so "excess liquidity" was first soaked up by the stock market, then that went bust in 2001, then the "excess liquidity" started chasing real estate, creating another bubble which is going bust, are we seeing that "excess liquidity" chasing food commodities and creating a bubble of inflated values now? Am I onto something or am I clueless? Quoting: mercury2
You are clued in precisely.....more than 99% of the woowoos posting here.
Food as investment hedge, a most insidious human motive.
That said, it doesn't mean we won't still be paying more when we shop.
Explained here:
Apr 22, 2008
Rice, death and the dollar
[link to www.atimes.com] |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 368724
4/22/2008 7:13 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
I have lots of food stored....at least 1.5-2 years for myself and the wife. We plan on living through the nightmare staying away from the rest of the population that are starving to death. After it's all over, and the rest of the world as "moved on" to the grave, I'll come out and plant my stored non-hybrid seeds and start all over again. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 92956
In the ensuing 1.5-2 years, I wonder who will kill the other first? |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 368888
4/22/2008 7:15 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Close your borders.
One child per family for one generation.
Stop trying to be the world police and halve your military.
Take the dollar back and stop the rest of the world using it as a crutch.
Thats just four simple solutions, Im sure theres loads more that could be inplemented. Quoting: Fitbin 420941
No way can our Gov't keep us from having kids. I have two by choice. Would have liked more but financially wasn't able to afford.
I hope my kids have at least two as well. |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 420957
4/22/2008 7:42 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
I'm considering selling some food on ebay to Hati & maybe Japan. Anyone have any ideas about this? |
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Irdooomed
User ID: 420990
4/22/2008 9:15 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Sound advice........
Even if you are prepped. Even if you have plenty.........
GO STAND IN THE BREAD LINE! LOOK like you need it! Quoting: JCD
That's the only thing I remember you typing that actually made sense.
then hunt humans, if im hungry, wont hestitate to bag a few hippies for dinner. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 367687
It's common knowledge that hippies are toxic, in fact it's widely believed that anyone that consumes a hippie could suffer or enjoy wierd psychotic episodes... People should dispose of hippies thoughtfully !.
our leaders are dumber than shit
hillary clinton george bush Quoting: Anonymous Coward 401648
You leaders are rich, when you are rich it's believed you are successful. I'm going to go out on a limb and suggest that's unlikely that Mr Bush will starve in the coming calamity... If that doesn't make you jealous then there's not much more to say.
Holy cow! It's the woowoo patrol! |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 352058
4/22/2008 10:00 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
For all those that say there are too many people on the planet and infer this with 'only one child' don't know the figures.
The western population is actually in decline, its the Asian and Middle Eastern areas that are booming, hence why they keep moving into the US or the UK.
Some religions don't even believe in contraception or having only 1 wife. It can also be a part of their religious agenda to out-breed the natives or other religious sects. |
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Boiled Frog
User ID: 364913
4/22/2008 11:18 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
My favorite part of this is the people who have stockpiled like 1-2 years worth of food. They pretend like it's going to somehow...prevent their death or starvation or something.
All it'll do is put them behind on survival and learning the new ways when they have locked their family in their bunker and have let 2 or so years pass by while the rest of the world has moved on.
BTW, I have 75 years worth of stockpiled foods, haha!
First of all, you don't have 75 years of food stocked up, so cut the bullshit.
Second, I have lots of food stored....at least 1.5-2 years for myself and the wife. We plan on living through the nightmare staying away from the rest of the population that are starving to death. After it's all over, and the rest of the world as "moved on" to the grave, I'll come out and plant my stored non-hybrid seeds and start all over again. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 92956
First let me know what food you have that will last for 75 years.
Second, after a while people will have figured out how to get by and the society would have stabilized. All bets are off for the "Mad Max" scenario. I don't think there is a prepping that can be done to ensure you would survive a complete and longterm global breakdown unless you are an extreme survivalist.
I think people have to prepare for the worst but the most likely we will experience a severe recession. There could be shortages during even good years (see Katrina). Everyone should prepare for a Katrina type event in their local area. |
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napitalk
User ID: 421054
4/22/2008 11:49 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Guys I,ve been watching this disaster for weeks now coming down down the tracks I warned the people I work with about this Im just your average joe who keeps track of all the DOOM with you guys of course yes some of my friends think Im crazy because Im abscessed with DOOM but I have a bad feeling about whats coming so I've been preparing. Quoting: Anonymous Coward 412225 |
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smilla
User ID: 421054
4/22/2008 11:53 AM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
Read Revelation in the Bible.
...a days wages for a loaf of bread... |
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Anonymous Coward
User ID: 341677
4/22/2008 12:42 PM | | Re: Drudge: America faces food rationing? | Quote |
>An anonymous high-tech professional writing on an investment Web site,
>Seeking Alpha, said he recently bought 10 50-pound bags of rice at Costco.
Read ^THAT^, and ask WHY there's a shortage??
Fucking morons!
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