On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 11:09:09 +1000, John > wrote:

> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 17:03:12 -0700, sf > wrote:
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> >On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 09:45:07 +1000, John > wrote:
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> >> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 15:48:39 -0700, sf > wrote:
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> >> >On Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:39:22 +1000, John > wrote:
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> >> >> On Wed, 23 Jul 2014 06:37:32 -0700, "Cheri" >
> >> >> wrote:
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> >> >> >
> >> >> >"Janet Bostwick" > wrote in message
> >> >> .. .
> >> >> >> On Tue, 22 Jul 2014 20:48:52 -0700, sf > wrote:
> >> >> >> snip
> >> >> >>>
> >> >> >>>I get it. It has to do with a lower cost of living (rent, cost of
> >> >> >>>labor, etc) - but I kissed 99¢ lb for chicken parts goodbye before the
> >> >> >>>"housing bust" became stark reality 5 years ago. I'm actually not
> >> >> >>>jealous - the reality is that I'm sorry the economy is still obviously
> >> >> >>>depressed in so many parts of the country.
> >> >> >>
> >> >> >> I'm still mourning the loss of $.89 chicken. The $1.07 hurts me each
> >> >> >> time I buy and Baxter is eating one chicken per week. Poor guy, I'm
> >> >> >> bracing myself to make the big decision. Walking is very difficult
> >> >> >> for him.
> >> >> >> Janet US
> >> >> >
> >> >> >Fortunately where I am, the price occasionally goes to .79 or .89 and I buys
> >> >> >several then, I bought legs and thighs for .99 yesterday and I thought that
> >> >> >was high though, but poultry prices do seem to be rising rapidly.
> >> >>
> >> >> People must be much poorer than I thought in the US. Why else would
> >> >> you all be trying to buy sick industry meat for xx cents per lbs,
> >> >> instead of paying more and getting decent quality. And that's
> >> >> rec.food.cooking. Imagine what the masses eat...
> >> >
> >> >You obviously haven't kept up with the news. The middle class is
> >> >shrinking and yes, people are pinching pennies.
> >>
> >> This must be a US only thing. I haven't heard of this.
> >
> >If you're Canadian, then your turn is coming.
>
> The world's coming out of the GFC, the debt crisis and what have you.
> It's all looking up. You'd think there was no need to eat industrial
> waste at xx cents a pound.

The Less than 1% would like you to think things are looking up, which
you obviously do. It's their way of keeping the ignorant under their
thumb.

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