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September 9, 2007
From April 2006 to April 2007, grocery prices have risen 3.9%. Over the last 5 years, food prices have increased 12.2% nationwide. Among the items whose prices have risen the fastest are eggs, milk, bread and breakfast cereal. This morning, I went to my local grocery store with the intention of buying and trying new Chocolate Chex breakfast cereal. I stood in the cereal isle with my head hung in disgust. The price for a box was over $5.00. I left the store with nothing... nothing but sadness and a renewed vigor to fight this injustice. Every time I stand in my grocery store with a feeling of disgust, millions of mothers stand in similar stores with feelings of despair. Grocery prices outpaced the national inflation rate by 1.3% last year and there is no foreseeable end to this trend. When breakfast is in danger, America is in danger.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that Mitt Romney and his wife hold assets worth between $190 million and $250 million. Their joint interest checking accounts with Bank of America have between $5 million and $25 million. Rudy Giuliani reported assets of as much as $70 million. Hillary Clinton reported that she was worth up to $51 million. John Edwards reported assets of $30 million. Barack Obama said he was worth up to $1.1 million.
We vote for millionaires while inflation slowly destroys us. In my first week as President, I will create a commission to investigate unfair price increases in the food industry. I will also propose a bill whereby politicians whose annual earnings exceed one million dollars will have their assets temporarily seized. At that time, for a duration of one week, they must live in my apartment, drive my crappy car and buy their own groceries at the Ralph's grocery store down my street,... where they will be financially raped every time they buy a box of cereal. Only then will they understand what it means to be a real American in 2007.
Additional Sources: Chicago Sun Times, Yahoo News
Posted on September 9, 2007 5:14 PM | Permalink
September 9, 2007
From April 2006 to April 2007, grocery prices have risen 3.9%. Over the last 5 years, food prices have increased 12.2% nationwide. Among the items whose prices have risen the fastest are eggs, milk, bread and breakfast cereal. This morning, I went to my local grocery store with the intention of buying and trying new Chocolate Chex breakfast cereal. I stood in the cereal isle with my head hung in disgust. The price for a box was over $5.00. I left the store with nothing... nothing but sadness and a renewed vigor to fight this injustice. Every time I stand in my grocery store with a feeling of disgust, millions of mothers stand in similar stores with feelings of despair. Grocery prices outpaced the national inflation rate by 1.3% last year and there is no foreseeable end to this trend. When breakfast is in danger, America is in danger.
Meanwhile, the Associated Press reported that Mitt Romney and his wife hold assets worth between $190 million and $250 million. Their joint interest checking accounts with Bank of America have between $5 million and $25 million. Rudy Giuliani reported assets of as much as $70 million. Hillary Clinton reported that she was worth up to $51 million. John Edwards reported assets of $30 million. Barack Obama said he was worth up to $1.1 million.
We vote for millionaires while inflation slowly destroys us. In my first week as President, I will create a commission to investigate unfair price increases in the food industry. I will also propose a bill whereby politicians whose annual earnings exceed one million dollars will have their assets temporarily seized. At that time, for a duration of one week, they must live in my apartment, drive my crappy car and buy their own groceries at the Ralph's grocery store down my street,... where they will be financially raped every time they buy a box of cereal. Only then will they understand what it means to be a real American in 2007.
Additional Sources: Chicago Sun Times, Yahoo News
Posted on September 9, 2007 5:14 PM | Permalink
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