At 05:03 PM 4/21/2008, you wrote:
By JOSH GERSTEIN
Staff Reporter of the Sun
April 21, 2008
MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Many parts of America, long considered the<
breadbasket of the world, are now confronting a once unthinkable
phenomenon: food rationing. Major retailers in New York, in areas of New
England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice,
and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. There are also anecdotal
reports that some consumers are hoarding grain stocks.
At a Costco Warehouse in Mountain View, Calif., yesterday, shoppers grew
frustrated and occasionally uttered expletives as they searched in vain
for the large sacks of rice they usually buy.
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<http://www2.nysun.com/article/74994>http://www2.nysun.com/article/74994
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I think it is finally starting to dawn on some people just how vulnerable
this system is. Of course, ideologues never learn...But that's the nature
of such.
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