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(19,429 posts) Fri Dec 6, 2013, 05:24 PM Dec 2013

Americans Could Pay $7 For A Gallon Of Milk If US Goes Off 'Dairy Cliff' [View all]

Congress is at another impasse. This time, America is facing a countdown to the “dairy cliff.”

The farm bill, which since the Depression has offered risk-taking farmers price supports and guarantees while helping the poor by providing free basic foods, has become the latest victim of a divided Washington desperate to put the brakes on spending while tweaking social welfare policies.

“This is a historic breakdown,” writes the editorial board of The Des Moines (Iowa) Register newspaper.

While the main issue is the extent of cuts to food stamps, now called SNAP (or Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program), the stakes are high enough to potentially touch just about every American family – namely by doubling milk prices to as much as $7 a gallon.

http://www.businessinsider.com/americans-could-pay-7-for-a-gallon-of-milk-if-us-goes-off-dairy-cliff-2013-12

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Americans Could Pay $7 For A Gallon Of Milk If US Goes Off 'Dairy Cliff' [View all] FarCenter Dec 2013 OP

Again? Chan790 Dec 2013 #1

ADM, Monsanto, and Kraft will do fine if the government buys enough milk to double the price. FarCenter Dec 2013 #4

Government cheese? Chan790 Dec 2013 #7

People in Hawai'i are used to paying $5 KamaAina Dec 2013 #6

On the mainland OTOH... Chan790 Dec 2013 #9

You have a local organic Kosher store?! KamaAina Dec 2013 #10

I live in the Kemp Mill section of Silver Spring/Wheaton, MD. Chan790 Dec 2013 #11

I never knew that KamaAina Dec 2013 #12

The price of milk is artificially low because KurtNYC Dec 2013 #8

farm subsides should of been there for him questionseverything Dec 2013 #68

We pay 3.50 to 4.00 for a half gallon of organic sammytko Dec 2013 #34

People always blame "Congress", and to MANY Americans, "Congress" = "Democrats." WinkyDink Dec 2013 #2

If you think that is bad, just think of everything made from milk. RC Dec 2013 #3

Scrambled eggs are made from milk?? A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #14

Thought I was too! PasadenaTrudy Dec 2013 #16

.... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #31

You put milk in them for softer scrambled eggs. Not a whole lot though. RC Dec 2013 #17

Yep. Milk makes 'em soft... theHandpuppet Dec 2013 #20

I gotta try the backing power sometime. RC Dec 2013 #21

Honestly, don't bother. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #25

On the other hand..... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #24

No, not really. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #27

What does Ramsay know about cooking? RC Dec 2013 #28

LOL.... A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #30

Hey, has British cooking ever steered us wrong before? NickB79 Dec 2013 #43

He really honestly is incredible. I started watching closeupready Dec 2013 #77

What do you think butter is made of? Cleita Dec 2013 #82

milk prices will soar if farm bill not passed beachbum bob Dec 2013 #5

This is the typical double edged sword. A HERETIC I AM Dec 2013 #13

Small producers left the business due to regulations that raise fixed costs FarCenter Dec 2013 #15

Nobody needs milk. Doremus Dec 2013 #18

LOL, ok. n-t Logical Dec 2013 #22

LOL really? Doremus Dec 2013 #26

I'm with you - cow's milk is not good for humans... polichick Dec 2013 #50

Dairy leaches calcium from our bones. Doremus Dec 2013 #79

There is no amount of flavoring that you Skidmore Dec 2013 #66

Amen n/t Aerows Dec 2013 #80

LOL! Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #84

Some human groups have been drinking milk (non-human) for 10,000 years... yawnmaster Dec 2013 #29

It's a staple but it's certainly not "important." Doremus Dec 2013 #39

It is still important. 2.45 billion people are not lactose intolerant... yawnmaster Dec 2013 #45

Lactose and human tolerance thereof has nothing to do with it. Doremus Dec 2013 #48

Citation, please Orrex Dec 2013 #49

"Unbiased sources" - you do realize that when our gov't/corporate partnership... polichick Dec 2013 #51

Ad hominem, and it doesn't answer the question Orrex Dec 2013 #53

"Ad hominem" how? polichick Dec 2013 #54

It attacks a source as biased without providing evidence Orrex Dec 2013 #56

Nice try. polichick Dec 2013 #57

Still waiting for those unbiased sources. Orrex Dec 2013 #60

Are Cleveland Clinic and Cornell University unbiased enough for you? Doremus Dec 2013 #71

Thanks. Orrex Dec 2013 #81

I will continue to enjoy milk and milk product! thanks! Your statements are inflammatory to milk!!! yawnmaster Dec 2013 #52

Post 71 Doremus Dec 2013 #73

Milk is wonderful!! oh and here are some links detaching milk from disease... yawnmaster Dec 2013 #85

Where's the milk drinkers blow rainbow farts study? Doremus Dec 2013 #86

Post 85 eom yawnmaster Dec 2013 #87

yawn indeed eom Doremus Dec 2013 #89

Nobody needs it, but ice cream sure tastes good. RebelOne Dec 2013 #58

If it feels good do it? Doremus Dec 2013 #72

Humans were never meant to consume cow's milk. Puzzledtraveller Dec 2013 #75

Yup! Doremus Dec 2013 #76

But many of us have evolved to consume cow's milk! ... yawnmaster Dec 2013 #88

lies and hogwash reddread Dec 2013 #19

We shouldn't be subsidizing dairy anyhow. LeftyMom Dec 2013 #23

We should all be drinking Almond Milk. Baitball Blogger Dec 2013 #32

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Do you like coconut? RandiFan1290 Dec 2013 #37

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #38

Check ingredients on other brands. LeftyMom Dec 2013 #41

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #42

Learn to drink it black - unadulterated. mmmm polichick Dec 2013 #61

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #64

Gotcha - espresso is too much for me. polichick Dec 2013 #65

This message was self-deleted by its author Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #69

imo rice milk tastes good but it's a bit thin... polichick Dec 2013 #70

Yes! It tastes better and is better for us. nt Doremus Dec 2013 #40

Or soy milk. It tastes better. Plus I hate almonds. n/t RebelOne Dec 2013 #46

I love almond milk Puzzledtraveller Dec 2013 #78

I am required by PETA as a vegan to gloat now. NuclearDem Dec 2013 #33

I am a vegetarian, so I do eat dairy, RebelOne Dec 2013 #47

There is a good chance California will smell better. Coyotl Dec 2013 #36

It should be $100 a gallon to pay for the health damage it does FrodosPet Dec 2013 #44

Raise it higher- like gas it needs to be higher to get people off for environmental reasons Lee-Lee Dec 2013 #55

Glad to see this discussion. Orrex Dec 2013 #59

Why do Republicons HATE milk? Berlum Dec 2013 #62

It reminds them of boobies. Orrex Dec 2013 #63

Lucky me. I have 2 goats. Autumn Dec 2013 #67

Almond milk ftw! Puzzledtraveller Dec 2013 #74

I stopped eating dairy a couple of years ago. Cleita Dec 2013 #83

So? Cow tit pus is gross. nt Codeine Dec 2013 #90