* Food and beverage prices increased an average of 5.6% * Cereal and bakery prices jumped 11.5% * Sugar and sweets prices, up 11.8% * Cooking oils, up 11.6% Here's an idea: let's burn even more of our corn crop as fuel. Who needs high-fructose corn syrup? Who needs cooking oil? Besides, after we mandate that people burn ever more corn in their cars, we can call the result "inflation" instead of "stupid policy." |
Monsanto’s GM corn has been shown to cause organ failure in rats. That news should dampen demand for corn, eh?