When congress supported the 'ethynol' program, they raised the price of corn per bushel to unbelievable heights. When the government ((Using yours and my tax dollars)) is always the high bidder for corn, that makes everything higher in price.
Take bread for instance. The bread I use has double in price in the last 2 years. And then there is cereals. They have increased from 60% to 100% in costs. WHY?
Because they use corn and wheat. Both commodities that have increased in price since the ethynol government program began,
We need to end this ethynol program and we need to do it now! That will bring down the cost of food in all areas from bread to meats to milk.
One last thing. It takes just a but more energy to make ethynol than the energy we save by mixing ethynol in our gasoline. This is a program that needs to end...
And that's the way I see it...
Straight Talk WIth Jay Clifford
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Monday, August 15, 2011
Real Inflation
You do not need to be told that there is inflation in the price of gasoline; about $1 per gallon more. This could be stopped easily. Drill in ANWAR, ALaska.
ANWAR is not your typical beautiful mountain range in Alaska. It is a barren delta with nothing growing anywhere near except two other drilling companies to the west which are not on government land. There is no possible environmental impact if there was ever a spill.
Looking that the record of the two drilling companies to the immediate west of ANWAR, there has never been any incident or oil spill. And there is nothing to damage. No animals. No plants. No fish. NOTHING. JUST UGLY LAND.
So the only reason I can understand TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM WORKING AND DRILLING IN ANWAR is a political and purposeful decision to make the United States dependent on foreign oil. NOT drilling in my opinion is not in the best interest of the United States. Something that has slipped the minds of those opposed to drilling in the God-Forsaken barren land OF ANWAR, ALASKA.
If we announced that we were to allow drilling at ANWAR, the immediate reaction of oil traders would be to sell - sell - sell - driving the price of spot oil down - down down - driving the price of gasoline down - down - down.
PLUS by putting several hundred workers to work IMMEDIATELY, that would start a process that would eventually employed about 2,000 to 2,800 OR MORE workers. NOW THAT IS JOB CREATION AND INFLATION FIGHTING ACTIONS.
AND THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT...
Straight Talk with Jay Clifford.
ANWAR is not your typical beautiful mountain range in Alaska. It is a barren delta with nothing growing anywhere near except two other drilling companies to the west which are not on government land. There is no possible environmental impact if there was ever a spill.
Looking that the record of the two drilling companies to the immediate west of ANWAR, there has never been any incident or oil spill. And there is nothing to damage. No animals. No plants. No fish. NOTHING. JUST UGLY LAND.
So the only reason I can understand TO KEEP PEOPLE FROM WORKING AND DRILLING IN ANWAR is a political and purposeful decision to make the United States dependent on foreign oil. NOT drilling in my opinion is not in the best interest of the United States. Something that has slipped the minds of those opposed to drilling in the God-Forsaken barren land OF ANWAR, ALASKA.
If we announced that we were to allow drilling at ANWAR, the immediate reaction of oil traders would be to sell - sell - sell - driving the price of spot oil down - down down - driving the price of gasoline down - down - down.
PLUS by putting several hundred workers to work IMMEDIATELY, that would start a process that would eventually employed about 2,000 to 2,800 OR MORE workers. NOW THAT IS JOB CREATION AND INFLATION FIGHTING ACTIONS.
AND THAT'S THE WAY I SEE IT...
Straight Talk with Jay Clifford.
Sunday, August 14, 2011
REAL INFLATION
TODAY, I PURCHASED Ice Cream. I used to buy half gallons on sale for 2 for $6.
Today I paid $3 for one 1.5 quart container. I paid the same as a year ago and there was 25% less. That is real inflation
Today I paid $3 for one 1.5 quart container. I paid the same as a year ago and there was 25% less. That is real inflation
While the retail price is the same, I got less product. That is inflation.
So lets see how much the product would have cost if there was still half gallon per container. The math: $3.00 for a half gallon which is two quarts which is $1.50 per quart. But I only received 1.5 quarts for $6. Dividing $6 by 1.6 equals $4 per two quarts or $2 per quart. That is a 25% inflated price.
This means that we are paying $0.50 more per quart of ice cream. THAT IS REAL INFLATION.
AND THAT'S THE TRUTH
Straight Talk with Jay Clifford
Saturday, August 13, 2011
Inflation is among us NOW!!!
The politicians say that there is no inflation. That is a LIE!!!
There is real inflation in food and apartment rents.
Lets take food as an easy example. Today I purchased my orange juice on sale for
2 for $7 for two containers. Same sale price as a year ago. So you see where the politicians can lie about this.
BUT THE REAL DIFFERENCE IS THAT A YEAR AGO THE CONTAINER WAS 64 OUNCES AND TODAY THE CONTAINER IS 59 OUNCES. So it costs me the same for 5 ounces per container less.
While the retail price is the same, I got less product. That is inflation.
So lets see how much the product would have cost if there was still 64 ounces per container. The math: $3.50 divided by the actual ounces of 59 times the old number of ounces we used to get 64 equals $3.80. $3.80 minus $3.50 is $0.30.
This means that we are paying $0.30 more per container or 8 AND A HALF PERCENT MORE. THAT IS REAL INFLATION.
AND THAT'S THE TRUTH
Straight Talk with Jay Clifford
There is real inflation in food and apartment rents.
Lets take food as an easy example. Today I purchased my orange juice on sale for
2 for $7 for two containers. Same sale price as a year ago. So you see where the politicians can lie about this.
BUT THE REAL DIFFERENCE IS THAT A YEAR AGO THE CONTAINER WAS 64 OUNCES AND TODAY THE CONTAINER IS 59 OUNCES. So it costs me the same for 5 ounces per container less.
While the retail price is the same, I got less product. That is inflation.
So lets see how much the product would have cost if there was still 64 ounces per container. The math: $3.50 divided by the actual ounces of 59 times the old number of ounces we used to get 64 equals $3.80. $3.80 minus $3.50 is $0.30.
This means that we are paying $0.30 more per container or 8 AND A HALF PERCENT MORE. THAT IS REAL INFLATION.
AND THAT'S THE TRUTH
Straight Talk with Jay Clifford
Subscribe to:
Comments (Atom)