The U S A is now in a long term food prices crisis What about the poor ?

Question

Long term food crisis means long lines at super markets with

empty shelves and if your lucky you might get a loaf of bread at $5,and milk $7 a quart , eggs $10 a dozen Will there be fights and civilal disorder and trouble in the sreets, do to the lack of food .? We Pay $2.50 for bread $3.00 for milk what are you paying?

Answer 1

I don't know where you guys live because where I live milk is like $8 a gallon because it's organic no hormone milk.

Our country is definitely not the richest country considering after President Bush leaves we will be 10 billion dollars in debt.

California is one of the most expensive states, (well southern california is), so I do not recommend moving there anytime soon if you are worried about food prices.

THere have always been poor, there will always be poor. Whether the number of poor goes up because of the food prices or not its not that big or of a deal. There will be some fights, but our country can get through anything.

Answer 2

Milk prices have been a problem for quite a few years now so that hasn't changed. At present I pay around $4 a gallon. I buy fresh bread every week at 95 cent a loaf. Eggs are still a little over $1 a dozen. I'm a single man. I spend around $35 a week in groceries.

Answer 3

a d**n lot of money, i dont know wat the f*** is happening, we used to be the richest country well still r but i dont think we will be after a few more years.

Answer 4

They could get a JOB!!!!!

Answer 5

Oh, don't worry about us,there are plenty of pigeons and other wild fowl to feast on!

We can fish (although I wouldn't recommend eating the fish with the 2 heads that glows in the dark)

And if all else fails, we can commit a minor crime and be housed in one of the excellent  jails were we get 3 meals a day,and cable  TV!

Answer 6

It means that people have to learn to shop smarter, putting their money toward foods that provide the most bang for the buck, nutrition wise.  I'd like to see people volunteering to help the low-income families learn how to spend their money more wisely (and other families, too!).  When I'm at the store and I see a shopping cart full of chips, soda, cookies, ice cream, hot dogs, and so on, I know that either that person is either shopping for a party, or they're not shopping smart, nutritionally speaking.  I've got a family of five, one of whom is a 16  year old boy, meaning he eats like three people.  We spend about $100 or less a week on groceries.  I use coupons, combine them with sales when possible, buy only things that the family needs to stay healthy and stuff we can't grow or make at home ourselves.  This isn't necessarily possible for every family or to the same degree, but it's a start.  Our main issue is having my husband give up the costly alcohol and soda.

We pay $1 for Nature's Own bread, found day-old but perfectly fine and good, at the Dollar Tree nearby.  And we pay an average of $3 a gallon for milk, looking for sales, and finding it cheaper at unexpected places (Walgreen's as opposed to the grocery store, for instance). We're in discussion about getting a few chickens for eggs, depending on city ordinances.

Answer 7

Cheap bread can be had for less than 1$ per loaf.

Gourmet breads can be $3-4.

Milk is $2.40 per gallon. It jumped 40 cents since last week.

It will take a huge step before we face anything you describe.

I'm a poor college student who can only work part time and I live very well just by spending wisely.

Americans are so used to an over abundant lifestyle (even the poor) that this minor price increase causes great pain for most.

I've been poor, at or below the poverty line, my whole life. I've also traveled the world and seen how good I've always had it.

More Americans need to realize this and realize they don't need to eat steak and salmon every night.

It's actually a simple solution. Live below your means, spend wisely, and stop seeking happiness in material goods.