http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704506404575592313664715360.html
Interesting since food and fuel are not included in the CPI this will largely go unnoticed by Federal Reserve stats.
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If one bothers to read the whole article one can see the reasons behind the announcement, and there are several, food production ie "harvesting" is actually a small percentage of the cost of producing foodstuffs. -
From picking the grown items to the processing plants, illegal immigrants are a huge part of the workforce. -
As for "picking the grown items" you are offbase, I suggest you look into the facts of the matter as the results will surprise you, the majority, and I do mean the large majority of harvesting is done by machine now, it is far more efficient. -
If it means we no longer have illegals making money, but not paying taxes. Going to hospitals but not paying bills (Which is obviously passed on to the rest of us), I will GLADLY pay the increase. :up:
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Small businesses in other words, which is why I'd bet the more rural counties generally do not support, or weakly support, immigration enforcement.
For myself, tbh I'm mixed on this AZ, on one hand I never forget these are decent people being discussed, not abstractions, on the other, the financial burden cannot be ignored, those who point to Ellis Island as a model fail to mention that at the time, there was no publicly subsidized social net offering benefits for those who made it to America to live. -
Home farming ftw.
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Heres a little food for thought.
Farms here in the HEARTLAND are being sold and developed faster than SF Giants jersey's are being printed and sold.
You drive along ANY highway here in North Texas and its disturbing. You can see the prototypical farmhouse, that has withstood generations, which is clearly outlined because it is next to an OLD!!! farmhouse that has been abandoned for generations..and in front of this thousands of acres....a for sale sign
I asked at length what was going on when I first moved here, and its interesting.
The local farmers actually cant compete with the Produce being brought across the border (F*** NAFTA as it should be the NAUFTA).
Nobody can make a living farming, so they are selling off thousands of acres to be developed.... anybody see the writing on THIS wall? Much easier to cover fields with concrete than it is to strip said concrete off and plant fields -
To me, the question then becomes, who benefitted from all of this?
Answer that honestly and the Limbaugh's or Hannity's of the world will say "Class Warfare" with a white bright toothy smile. -
They are not using Migrant workers, they are throwing in the towel all-together. They expect his generation and perhaps the next to live off what they make off the land.
Farms here in North Texas are almost completely an after thought. They are dis-appearing. Youre not hearing THAT from ERush or Hannity. That fact doesnt pay their side. :up: -
The other thing no one on the "right" mentions is the virtual monopolies Agri Business has on processing and distributing what is produced, how much is produced, and what it is used for, and how much in Federal Subsidies they receive via wholly owned politicians in the House and Senate.
I've yet to hear anyone of the so called "Voices of Conservatism" and "Capitalists" like Limbaugh, Hannity, whomever even mention the raping of the taxpayer Archer Daniels Midland and ConAgra are engaging in. -
Now lawn mowing and building houses, that is COMPLETELY and TOTALLY done by folks that dont speak any english... -
Food prices are going up. Today I received notification that my health insurance premiums are going up $126.00 a month. The taxes on my house went up $450
for next year while the value decreased $65,000. My home insurance increased more than $500 this year. Gas at the pumps is higher now then it was this time last year. All these increases in prices for essential items and the government claims that inflation is not an issue. I wonder how far prices actually have to rise before the government will actually admit that inflation is a problem.padre31 and azfinfanmang like this. -
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That avoids some, by no means all, of the effects of these factors along with Fed policy making.
100 pds of coffee next year may well double in price, or at least rise 50%, if you purchase it now, you effectively "make" that 50% price increase through money saved. -
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I do know this: eating healthy is expensive as hell. I don't eat snacks or fast food, but I do eat at least five servings of fresh fruit and five of fresh vegetables a day. I don't buy meat, except for shrimp occasionally, and my grocery bill grows every time I hit the store.
Produce and coffee prices are out of control, for sure. -
Hmm, if you don't mind my asking, do you purchase certified organic produce, locally grown produce or ?
I mix protein with fiber (say steak and a spinach salad) and try to drink 4 32 oz glasses of water a day those are sort of my only guidelines. -
That said, I don't mind buying the imperfect apples and fruit from the locals. I generally try to make the time to do that, but in a busy world, the grocery is closer.
I am also a water freak, so much to the point that I have it delivered in 5 gallon bulk, so I don't have to buy the plastic bottles. We refill portable water vessels to take to work.padre31 likes this. -
Why not blame last years minimum wage raise which significantly impacts lower income rural economies more than typicly higher urban. Stuff is going up because labor costs went up.