we did that months ago.Originally Posted by theHawk
Seeker of virtue
we did that months ago.
If we were as industrious to become good as to make ourselves great, we should become really great by being good, and the number of valuable men would be much increased; but it is a grand mistake to think of being great without goodness; and i pronounce it as certain that there was never yet a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous." - Ben Franklin
Imagine what good we can do if we all joined together, united as followers of Christ - M. Russell Ballard
Member
That will happen if Obama is elected President
Not so junior as all that
Very hard to understand.
Of course it's the ethanol, partly ---- requiring ethanol in gas and subsidizing it raises corn prices, and that has an effect on all basic staples.
However, the Journal Editorial Report over the weekend came up with what I suppose has to be the real reason rice is going up so fast (and so are other grains) ------------------
It's the weak dollar!!!!! Same reason as with gold going up and oil going up:
The dollar isn't real; that is, it's not valuable in itself, it's just green paper.
This government is letting the dollar fall hoping to decrease the deficits, and other issues. BUT COMMODITIES LIKE RICE AND OIL ARE PRICED IN DOLLARS!!
And rice and oil are real, and are valuable, unlike green paper. So when the dollar falls, the real stuff with value, goes up in dollar terms.
So it IS Bush's fault that there is a world food crisis right now!! Jeepers. I think they'll have to stabilize the dollar soon; it won't look good if we starve Africa and Asia all by ourselves.
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote