On Jun 22, 6:37*pm, "cshenk" > wrote:

> One item almost out of our purchases is beef. *Thats not a good sign
> for our economy in the USA but the cost is now radically higher than
> pork, often $2 a lb or more. *Fresh seafood is generally cheaper now
> than beef.
>
> Major brands are reducing sizes in small increments while store brands
> and 'off brands' are not. *Salt and sugar addition to major brands
> seems to be increasing while store brands overall seem stable.


I love giving opinions. On this subject my opinion is that food is
relatively cheap compared to the cost of other things. So far at
least. I suppose it's all relative. If some person is accustomed to
eating 12 ounces of filet mignon every day and the price suddenly
soars, that might be a major incident in his life. On the other hand,
if that same guy is out in the desert with enough water to last two
weeks and no more, but he also has no food - at that time lizard mean
could take on an appeal he never knew existed. I do not concern
myself with the cost of food. I am an animal. If it comes down to
cannibalism, I am ready to eat. But so is everyone else. That will
be true capitalism, when people work not for pay but for food - when
the day comes when all other animals have already been killed off and
all that is left are humans.

TJ