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Environment & Energy

NickB79

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4. It will continue until the prices cause another recession and/or depression

Reply to phantom power (Original post)

Mon Feb 27, 2012, 01:16 PM

Feb 2012

In which case the prices will dip (temporarily).

In most countries, it isn't unusual to spend 25% or more of your income on food and energy. The US population will have to come to grips with this sooner or later.

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Will Price Inflation Of Meat, Corn, Food, And Farmland Continue? [View all] phantom power Feb 2012 OP

Food and Energy do not count. CAPHAVOC Feb 2012 #1

Prices go up by leaps and bounds socialindependocrat Feb 2012 #2

Since our entire agracultural model is based on fossil fuels... Javaman Feb 2012 #3

It will continue until the prices cause another recession and/or depression NickB79 Feb 2012 #4