[myknowledge]

Revelation 6:

5 And when he had opened the third seal, I heard the third beast say, Come and see. And I beheld, and lo a black horse; and he that sat on him had a pair of balances in his hand.

6 And I heard a voice in the midst of the four beasts say, A measure of wheat for a penny, and three measures of barley for a penny; and see thou hurt not the oil and the wine.

7 And when he had opened the fourth seal, I heard the voice of the fourth beast say, Come and see.

8 And I looked, and behold a pale horse: and his name that sat on him was Death, and Hell followed with him. And power was given unto them over the fourth part of the earth, to kill with sword, and with hunger, and with death, and with the beasts of the earth.

[Swordmaker]

I could of told you all this last year, way before the election. I am a founder of a Food Bank and ran one for 15 years... and still keep the books for one. We started seeing middle income people trying to keep their homes two years ago when the subprime mortgages started to come home to roost. I was warning people here in Central California (Stockton) that the housing prices were not sustainable for the past five years. I was talking to people who did not understand the mortgages they were paying, did not understand how they could be paying $2000 a month and have their balances go up by $2200 every month!

The numbers we were seeing doubled in the past two years... before the crisis hit.

[backhoe]

Ahh, Ø-BaNomics!

Is there anything it can't do?

[fatnotlazy]

Charities such as food banks and the Salvation Army have all seen the need rise, while the donations have fallen. You never know when some personal misfortune will strike, forcing you to seek help from those charities. So if you can give something now, do so.

[Vaduz]

Looks like this summer people will rip up the water wasting lawn and grow a garden and learn how to can food.

[Viking2002]

I lived in that vapid and pretentious rathole known as Montgomery County for 12 years. This is nothing more than their self-serving, myopic, superficial chickens coming home to roost, and I watched the Godless ooze slowly creep outward from D.C. every day, knowing beforehand that this was just another pre-written chapter in it's downfall. Make no mistake: these vermin deserve no pity, no deference, and no assistance. They should only be left to wallow in the Hell of their own making.

[pnh102]

Lemme guess, this too is “unexpected.”

[AceMineral]

Monthly “food ration”? Are there coupons?