Costco enforces rice rationing in Calfornia
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" MOUNTAIN VIEW (CBS 5) ― Rice is a popular dish in many Bay Area homes, but now there's a shortage that is making the cost of the staple unstable.
The cost of a 50-pound sack of jasmine rice has soared to $21.99. There have been so many buyers flocking a Costco in Mountain View that two other brands of rice were completely sold out Monday.
Costco is now posting signs limiting how much rice you can buy based on your previous purchases. Our video report has more behind the reasons behind the ration, and how consumers are cutting back on rice."
http://cbs5.com/wrapper_consumer/seenon/rice.shortage.rationing.2.705309.html
The cost of a 50-pound sack of jasmine rice has soared to $21.99. There have been so many buyers flocking a Costco in Mountain View that two other brands of rice were completely sold out Monday.
Costco is now posting signs limiting how much rice you can buy based on your previous purchases. Our video report has more behind the reasons behind the ration, and how consumers are cutting back on rice."
http://cbs5.com/wrapper_consumer/seenon/rice.shortage.rationing.2.705309.html
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I was at Costco yesterday and saw a few people with multiple bags of rice on their carts. Now, I know why. I was there for the usual... catfood and kitty litter. I hope there's not a shortage on cat food and kitty litter. Well, i guess the cats can eat the same crap i do... just as long as there isn't a shortage of kitty litter.
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Food Rationing Reported in U.S.; East and West Coast (All Encompassing Trip)
Maybe we need to re-think our policy of converting our fertile farmland into shopping malls where we can buy cheap, disposable electronic crap that is made in China.
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nope, we're using our fertile farmland to make corn for ethanol. you know, the beloved "alertnative" fuel. food is less important.
But... we can still eat corn, right? Corn is still food, ain't it?
I'd prefer eating corn than a nice double helping of concrete or a tasty 30 dollar DVD player.
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but the corn isn't be sold for food.
But, it could... couldn't it?
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Transformed fertile farmland into paved over communities is a lot harder to revert. Just look at California's Central Valley... it was capable of feeding the entire nation, until we figured it was cheaper to import produce from Central America and making California's farmland into communities. And trust me... places like Yuba City is not someplace you'd want to live.
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I think your concern of strip malls is a bit far fetched. go check out the midwest.
So... what is your point? Is there enough land in the Mid-West to grow corn for Ethanol and provide food... or not?
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theres plenty of land for both. but farmers more corn is being sold for ethanol then food. to say we are running out of space to grow food because of strip malls is asinine. sorry.
Do you alway take things so literal? And I never said 'Strip Malls'... that was all you. The point I am making is the fertile Central Vally of California is being converted to communities (those are also known as 'cities'). We rely on more and more on imported produce because it is cheaper to get fruits and vegetables from Guatemala and Panama than to grow it here. Maybe, we need to re-think our policy of having our food source based upon outside interests. That is my point.
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Now... the corn farmers who are growing for ethanol... simple question... can it be used for food? Yes or No.
I have a feeling that people will pick food over gasoline if they are facing starvation.
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Speak for yourself! Mmmm, silicon and gravy.
Seriously though, whether people get it or not, when diesel gets up to $6 a gallon people are going to start buying into the whole "buy locally" concept. Why does it always take Americans to get hit in the pocketbooks before reacting to anything? People are clamoring for hybrid cars now, but not "for the environment". It's so they can afford to pay their mortgages. This is the kind of shit that makes me realize why the founding fathers deciding on going with an electoral college instead of a true democracy. They knew most of us were basically morons.
I agree. We won't do anything to alter our habits until it hits us where it hurts us most... in our pocketbooks.
I want us to conserve our oil consumption so we can cut our ties with the Middle East. If the statistics are true... that 20% of our oil comes from the middle East... we should try to reduce our usage by 20%. we can still do business with Middle Eastern nations... but, we need to change our policy towards them. We need to quit meddling in their domestic affairs and just buy the fucking oil and say, "Thank you". We need to change our foriegn policy that looks our for OUR best interests in THEIR homeland. I believe that had we had been looking out for THEIR best interests in our dealings with them from 1945 to 2000, they wouldn't have come here on September 11, 2001.
If Ethanol will help us ween ourselves off of the dependence on their oil... then that is a path we should consider taking. And conservation plays a role in that.
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I agree with everything you're saying, but as for this question - I think the answer is no. I mean I think much (most/all?) of the corn that's grown for things such as ethanol, high fructose corn syrup, feed, etc. is not fit for human consumption. That's my understanding, anyway, from a really interesting documentary I watched recently called King Corn. I totally recommend it if you're actually interested in the subject.
Thanx for pointing out that fact.
But, if food becomes a scarcity... the farmland is still farmland and crops for human consumption can be be rotated in and grown. In California, that land is now underneath concrete, asphalt, houses and commercial buildings. I thought this was a mistake in the 1990s and I think it is a mistake today. Probably because I am not a trusting person... I do not trust foriegn nations to be sympathetic to our plight... if we find ourseves in a bind. Placing our food source in the hands of foriegn governments, in my personal opinion, is probably not the best tack for us to undertake.
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It is actually the exact same thing in Canada. The Fraser Delta area of BC and the Golden Horseshoe area of Ontario are some of the best farming areas in Canada, yet more and more those areas are becoming the suburbs for Vancouver and Toronto, so that people can live in their fully detached houses and have a big enough garage for their SUV's.