Who’s ready for $8 per gallon milk?
Wikimedia Commons
If Congress fails to pass a farm bill extension, dairy prices will increase substantially.
The fiscal cliff is not the only unfinished business in Washington. Congress also has failed to pass a farm bill extension, and that could mean serious sticker shock at the grocery store in a few weeks.
Pundits are calling it the “dairy cliff.” The current farm bill expires with the new year, and an old law, dating back to 1949, would then set rules for government dairy policy. It uses a formula to set prices the government will pay for milk, butter and cheese in order to help regulate prices in the marketplace.
December 31, 2012 - 6:24 AM
A “farm bill”. Sounds like a plan similar to all those evil bills which subsidize oil, and a host of other things. We don’t need ‘em. Let them drink water!
All under obamas watch.
#2 – Oh, come on, Jeff, its Bush’s fault, everything is Bush’s fault.
Duh.
Yes, of course Obama invented “the farm bill”. No question. Never heard of it before him now did we?
Dont have to worry about it if you have neighbors with cows. Just the welfare and unemployed that voted for Obama. Oh wait thats a govt program anyway. Oh wait fiscal cliff. No money in budget for welfare.
At the same time, Uncle is cracking down on people buying raw milk…what’s wrong with this picture?
Its called Controlling whatever Obama can get his hands on. Some of you are so Blind. Every word out of this pathectic Presidents mouth has control in it. Gun control, Health care control,wall street control, private business, control, tax control. wake up before he says Media control. Though that wouldnt be such a bad. thing.
7 – it’s not a new thing with this President or Congress, Herb.
No, Christ would not have sanctioned destruction of property, even for those who did not follow Him, any more than He sanctions killing doctors who perform abortions. While He abhors the murders those doctors do, and while He mourns the lost atheist souls, He teaches that hearts are to be won through love, not violence.
#9…was this supposed to be on another post….If so. Just like he mourned the souls before Noah and also Jericho. He did what he had to do using his people.
@10 Yes. See Monday’s letters.
10 – yes, apologies, I posted on the wrong thread.
In reality, there are no more “mom and pop” dairies requiring “subsidies” from us taxpayers. The subsidies that would be eliminated if no farm bill is passed go to huge conglomerate AgriBusiness megafarms anyway. Since consumerism and business success rely on supply and demand – can’t we consumers – if dairy prices sky-rocket – simply not stroke the egos of these massive AgriBusinesses and not buy their products until reasonable prices return? I still don’t think these megafarms would dare charge us eight dollars for a gallon of milk should Congress not pass the Farm Bill…Yawn…