7 dollar a gallon milk: dairy cliff

[mrjarrell]

You do realize that this is a completely government induced market distortion, don't you? The federal government will force taxpayers to be bid up the price of dairy products for a double whammy to those same taxpayers/consumers. Damn right something should be done about it.

Something should be done about it, but republicans and their dem buddies don't have the brains or guts to actually do it. All it takes is repealing the post WW2 price controlling farm bill that will be defaulted to. Of course they're too stupid to do that. They'd rather keep playing around at engineering the economy.

 

[hornadylnl]

Something should be done about it, but republicans and their dem buddies don't have the brains or guts to actually do it. All it takes is repealing the post WW2 price controlling farm bill that will be defaulted to. Of course they're too stupid to do that. They'd rather keep playing around at engineering the economy.

Yep

 

[mrjarrell]

Well, looks like they managed to kick the can a little further down the road, but failed, as usual, to actually address the problem. Typical of their sort. And you expect these morons to protect your rights?

http://www.businessweek.com/news/20...ers-back-plan-to-avoid-dairy-cliff-price-jump

 

[Hohn]

This is almost as rotten as the Fanjul sugar fiasco.

WTH! How about the government buy things on the open market like everyone else?

 

[ryand111]

well i guess its not going to happen

 

[fatback mike]

When its paid for with EBT card it doesnt matter what hte cost is

 

[Benny]

Does that mean it will be $2.00 at Aldi and Ruler Foods?

Or $1.96 at Wal Mart now that they got tired of price-matching.

 

[Tryme]

I easily go through 4 gallons a week, this would really hurt my pocket book with 5 in our household and a husband who is currently unemployed and we don't qualify for assistance bc I make 30k a year.

 

[brian.derby]

How many gallons of milk does someone go through that the price doubling makes or breaks your budget?

besides me drinking milk, and I drink alot, I have a teenage son and two teenage daughters..... 7+ gallons a week nearly

 

[hornadylnl]

I made over $17,000 less this year than last year. That's over $320 a week. How much did milk go up again?

 

[debeerman]

Well, looks like they managed to kick the can a little further down the road, but failed, as usual, to actually address the problem. Typical of their sort. And you expect these morons to protect your rights?

Farm-State Lawmakers Back Plan to Avoid

Is this supposed to surpise you? Congress no longer wants to govern for the people they govern for more power and control. Make a mistake and then say they have the answers to fix the mistake just give them more power and control.