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2008-04-16 Home Front Economy

Food and energy costs lead wholesale prices to soar in March

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Posted by Fred 2008-04-16 00:00|| || Front Page|| [5 views ] Top

#1 TOPIX > CHOSUN ILBO - looks like new SOKOR Prez LEE desires to secure and contract ARABLE FARM LAND in nations outside of SOKOR proper, e.g. SIBERIA + SE ASIA, and ostensibly to help feed NOKOR's starving masses. Speculates that NOKOR farmers-laborers by international agreement could hypothetically be allowed to travel, reside, and work in SIBERIA, etc, for the anti-Famnine benefit of NOKOR - SOKOR can also benefit nationally from such guaranty of [major]outside food sources. ARTICLE - LEE INFERS STRONG PERSONAL BELIEF IN INEVITABLE NK-SK REUNIFICATION.

HUMANITARIANISM? FOOD NATIONALISM = FOOD IMPERIALISM = OWG GLOBAL FOOD ORDER???

Posted by JosephMendiola 2008-04-16 00:29|| 2008-04-16 00:29|| Front Page Top

#2 The falling dollar is a pay cut for Americans v the rest-of-the-world.

Falling affordability AKA higher prices are the result.

Ben should start raising interest rates.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-04-16 07:07|| 2008-04-16 07:07|| Front Page Top

#3 The falling dollar is a pay cut for Americans v the rest-of-the-world.

When America sneezes, the rest of the world catches pneumonia. It's going to be interesting to watch the expansion in China flatten out and the social repercussions.

Posted by Procopius2k 2008-04-16 08:40|| 2008-04-16 08:40|| Front Page Top

#4 It will be bad for the rest of the world, but I think that Americans will be hardest hit this time.

You've spent far to much of your future income (i.e. got into debt) and not used it for investment where it wouldn't be a problem.

If it's any schardenfreudian consolation the U.K. will be worse than the U.S.

Posted by Bright Pebbles 2008-04-16 13:49|| 2008-04-16 13:49|| Front Page Top

#5 Bright Pebbles, according to the latest issue of Businessweek, you British are actually carrying a higher personal debt load than are we Americans. I don't disagree about sneezes and pneumonia, though. You might be surprised at how much Americans have put away into retirement investment accounts, though, which for some reason are never included as savings for this kind of thing.

Posted by trailing wife ">trailing wife 2008-04-16 21:23|| 2008-04-16 21:23|| Front Page Top

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