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2007-10-25 Caucasus/Russia/Central Asia

Soviet-style food prices return to Russia

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Posted by Seafarious 2007-10-25 01:19|| || Front Page|| [1 views ] Top

#1 The Kremlin has been accused of abandoning a commitment to market economics after it imposed Soviet-style price controls on basic food items..

Cause we all know how well that worked the first time. Heh. YJCMTSU.

New Alert - Dear Putie, back in the 'good old days' of the 70s you could always make up the food shortages by buying American wheat which was significantly in overproduction. If you missed it, the government over here has shifted subsidies from wheat to corn for ethanol productions. In fact the price of food is starting to rise, much to the chagrin of poorer countries, as more and more acres are shifted in to fuel production. So, all you're going to do is shift the 'profit' from your own oil/fuel extraction operation to the 'loss' column to buy ever more expense food. Good luck.

Posted by Procopius2k 2007-10-25 09:06|| 2007-10-25 09:06|| Front Page Top

#2 The first time I saw food lines in Russia was in a movie called "Moscow on the Hudson", with Robin Williams who plays a Russian who defects to the West. Really sad to think that the Russian people might going back to that.

Posted by Delphi 2007-10-25 14:13|| 2007-10-25 14:13|| Front Page Top

#3 Used to take karate with a Russian guy. He always said that the most amazing thing he's ever seen was the first time he walked into an American grocery store.

Posted by tu3031 2007-10-25 14:21|| 2007-10-25 14:21|| Front Page Top

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