The Elite 535 have decided that we must have ethanol. They even subsidize the stuff. But they never thought about the real world impact We’re witnessing a structural change in world food markets, and the problem needs to be addressed as such. WE need a congressional holiday…like 5 years…to save us from ourselves.
In January 2007 we could buy gasoline at the pump for about $2.39. Today the price is about $3.89 $3.93. The average price of corn in 2006 was $3.04 per bushel. Today the price is over $5.90. What has happened since January 2007? UPDATE 04/29/08 The answer is Nancy Pelosi assumed control of Congress.
The parties want to control both the congress and White House so that they can control the laws that are enacted and if those laws are challenged they will be adjudicated by their “friends†in the judiciary.
It appears that the Imaginary Poll is over. I failed on that projection – 8,000 people really didn’t care this time. The final numbers on Lanston staying or going are 1,243 to go and 36 to stay. Somewhere along the line 6oo votes were lost. On April 17 the Bulletin Board folks reported 1,879 to [...]
Cap-and-Trade has come to California and may soon come to your state. But is this really a good deal for the consumer? Nahai recently accused the state commissions of promoting “a scheme to line the pockets of large corporations” and “shift billions of dollars away from our communities and our customers and into the pockets [...]
The City of Susanville is working on its 2008-2009 budget. Citizen input is appreciated. The next meeting is tomorrow, April 22, 2008.
529 kids participated in the annual Fishing Derby. This is one of those positive experiences where kids and their family enjoy the natural wonders readily found in Susanville, CA.
The hundreds of comments are interesting as they run the entire spectrum of thought based upon the same set of data. I guess your position rests, at least in part, on if you are a believer in the nanny state or not.
