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    notsosmart
    Aug 26 09:28 PM
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    there is no honesty or ethics left. the small-smaller print is king. if there is no law against it do it. ifthere is a law against do it.(you wont get caught very often).how sad for this once great country. Reply
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    Halp
    Aug 26 12:05 PM
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    KML....Regarding the (highly anticipated) oil coming from wells in the USA

    Who do you think will own it?
    Multinational oil companies perhaps? Most likely!

    How much will the oil (and refined products) be worth ?
    Will the price will be set by Global Supply and Demand principles?
    Ahhhh Yes- most likely !

    Who will purchase these products when they become available on the global market? Ahhhhh-The highest global bidder? Most likely!

    How much more tax revenue will the US government get because of this new found oil source?
    Plenty, most likely!
    (Ohhh--That is good of course-- because we need to service our growing national debt. We'll send two boats of money over to the middle and far east nations. At least we'll have the cash!

    How much will the average American company (and citizen) ultimately pay for this precious, American black gold?
    (.....The oil that is coveted by the "you know who" emerging industrial nations. )
    Most likely alot more than we are paying now?

    Think about it?

    And now KML, further enlightenment ........info about corn and ethanol

    Ethanol Truth Squad Still Needed to Patrol for Inaccurate Information
    -Source: Rick Tolman, Chief Executive Officer, National Corn Growers Association

    When the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency turned down a request for a one-year cut in the renewable fuels standard on August 7, we hoped it would silence the outspoken few who spread inaccurate and incomplete information on the issue. Unfortunately, within moments, they were out there talking their talk.

    We believe farmers and food producers should be working together, not driving stakes in each other’s hearts. We also know that not everyone agrees on this issue and dissenters may never understand or accept the facts. Yet, we plug along trying to help people see the truth about corn supply, ethanol’s impact and more.

    First, our corn supply is plentiful enough to meet everyone’s needs. We are providing more corn for food and feed, and have corn leftover at the end of the year. After the 2007 harvest, we met all needs and have more than 1.5 billion bushels leftover. According to the current U.S. Department of Agriculture forecast, we will meet all needs and have more than a billion bushels leftover after the 2008 harvest. Projections for when the Renewable Fuels Standard (RFS) reaches it maximum of 15 billion gallons of corn ethanol show that we also will produce more than enough corn for food, feed and other uses—including ethanol production.

    When you take into account the fact that ethanol production, as projected for 2008, will result in an additional one billion bushels of livestock feed, you find that ethanol itself will consume only about 22 percent of the 2008 corn supply, while livestock feed will use 45 percent. That’s a lot of corn which goes, ultimately, into food. Click here for details.

    Our opponents also talk about the impact on wheat, and allege that wheat production is down, thanks to the RFS. The truth is, ever since the RFS kicked in, wheat acreage has been on the increase, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In 2005, 57.23 million acres of wheat were planted. This year, the number is 63.46 million acres—the highest in 10 years.

    We remain convinced that technology is an important tool for guaranteeing an adequate and consistent supply which meets all needs. It is the primary reason corn yields have been on the rise since the mid-1990s. In fact, some technology providers are predicting that average yields can reach 300 bushels of corn per acre, nearly double the current yield.

    When it comes to corn prices, consider this: The USDA’s average projected farm price of corn from the 2008 harvest dropped to $5.40 on August 11, only weeks after corn futures neared $8. In fact, corn can be bought for less than $5 in some places. Even the price of a barrel of crude oil and a gallon of gasoline has gone down.
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    JUst A Hick
    Aug 26 11:39 AM
    Food Makers Scrimp on Ingredients in an Effort to Fatten Profits [view article]
    Even better, grow your own vegetable garden! You get exercise, reduce the amount of energy required to bring food to you and its a carbon sink. Reply
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    youngolf
    Aug 26 09:11 AM
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    S c r e w the food corporations. Find a farmer's market, roadside farmer if at all possible, buy fresh produce, cook it while imbibing on wine, eat it. Live. Reply
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    keithpicciri
    llo
    Aug 25 09:33 PM
    Food Makers Scrimp on Ingredients in an Effort to Fatten Profits [view article]
    Great post as usual.
    Stop buying the processed foods!
    Hint: they're mostly in the middle isles.
    It would nice to see regular looking produce and watermelons with seeds in them again too.     Reply
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    SGDTE24
    Aug 25 09:12 PM
    Food Makers Scrimp on Ingredients in an Effort to Fatten Profits [view article]
    I don't think that the American public is half as dumb as the authors would lead us to believe! Some of the very solutions that food companies are coming up with are due to consumer demand. On the Food Service side, McCormick is not attempting to deceive anyone, the restaurant operators are asking for less expensive alternatives. Independent restaurant operators are often seeing less than 5 cents profit on a dollar, therefore every penny helps. Today's society dines out more than any in history, yet they are resistant to price increases and therefore the pressure on the operator is to reduce portions, compromise with less expensive ingredients and/or reduce the offerings on the menu. On the Retail side, when did "marketing" foods with different names become something new? If it helps Mom or Dad feel better about buying a lesser grade of beef then so be it!! Remember the old question; "What do you get when you dress a monkey in a Tuxedo? A MONKEY IN A TUXEDO!" But he sure does feel better about himself! Do your research Mr. (Ms.) Author and turn your intelligence into a positive-let people know what they have asked for is what the Food Service companies are giving! Reply
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    Jen11
    Aug 25 03:47 PM
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    I think the solution is to educate ourselves and our neighbors on how to shop smart. Don't fall for the gimmicks. Read the ingredient lists on the labels, and the cost per ounce. Cook more with whole ingredients where you can eliminate useless fillers and choose what you eat, rather than the convenience foods which can have anything in them, and usually cost more than cooking from scratch anyway. Reply
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    KML
    Aug 25 01:13 PM
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    Very simple solution to all of these woes. Tell the idiots in the Congress and the Senate to drill for oil, and to quit listening to all of the green lobbyists who want to turn our food into fuel. Livestock is awfully fond of corn and other food staples that are being turned into ethanol. The problem is that when it is used for ethanol, it reduces the supply of the product for animal feeds, thus, prices go up to feed our tasty animals. The result, the higher prices are passed on to you and me. Drill for oil! Again, you have the whole supply and demand thing going on, and if we could just drill in this glorious, great country of ours, it would add to world supply, and you would see the price of everything from gasoline to plastic come down. Then, it would cost a whole lot less to bring raw materials to Hershey, and it would be a lot less to ship the finished product to the stores so you and I can enjoy them. As a result, and here's the great part, products we buy every day will cost less! It's amazing how well our economy works when those geniuses in our government don't mess with it! Reply
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    moonbat1775
    Aug 25 12:03 PM
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    I've been wondering why I have not enjoyed food very much lately. I remember "hidden inflation" from the 80's, I think it was.
    Oh, well. The Germans say hunger is the best cook. But let the banksters beware: Hunger sharpens the mind.     Reply
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    Franz P.
    Kirsch
    Aug 25 11:08 AM
    Food Makers Scrimp on Ingredients in an Effort to Fatten Profits [view article]
    Remember 1/2 gallon ice cream?now 54oz. , how about 16 oz.whipped cream cheese. You can't find it anywhere, only 15oz.
    It is disgusting how we are being swindled by our own companies. One company comes up with a way to deceive us and suddenly all the others who are supposed to compete with that company are on board doing the same thing.
    I guess cheating the customer is easier than competing. Where is our government protecting us from this collusion. Why are we such sheep and allow this to continue and don't even raise our voices. I guess we deserve what we get.
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    Filet Mignon
    Aug 25 10:56 AM
    Food Makers Scrimp on Ingredients in an Effort to Fatten Profits [view article]
    This article is funny, sad but true. Unfortunately, we have all noticed these subtle changes about our food. We are not as dumb as "they" think we are. Somebody is always saying, "remember how much better everything used to be when we were little?"

    I will make the effort to follow the companies you suggested that are responsible for making the overpriced cardboard that we eat. No doubt their profits will only go up into the future. They might even make Soylent Green taste good, and it's cheap too!     Reply
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    User 208427
    Aug 08 11:00 AM
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    I LOVE this part of my day! Thank you for putting together such great analysis of the options market! Reply
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    joyful
    alternative
    Aug 08 12:00 AM
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    Exactly, Jake2. One has to have an unwisely sunny view of the economy to buy credit card company and consumer delivery stocks, and one has to be unaware that government hiring was the bright spot of the unemployment report to falsely label Obama as "socialistic.&quo... Reply
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    Jake2
    Aug 07 11:40 PM
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    Two out of five isn't bad but no cigar. And no cigar for you political clap trap, i.e., " Socialist Obama White House." Please keep your reactionary views to yourself, ditto the name-calling.

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    kurt walter
    Aug 07 01:01 PM
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    american express credit card debt = subprime mortgage mess Reply
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