tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008554006239422539.post2170462336605094987..comments2023-05-15T02:12:35.293-07:00Comments on Comments on the Contemporary: More on gas and gas pricesJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008554006239422539.post-74466019402603039492008-08-15T18:39:00.000-07:002008-08-15T18:39:00.000-07:00Here in Texas I have been exposed to quite few dif...Here in Texas I have been exposed to quite few different people in a broad spectrum of income levels. The problem is so complex...you wish you could just fix everything and make things fair for everyone. Hum...Tiffanyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09415560241299208998noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2008554006239422539.post-232625242658102102008-07-21T12:08:00.000-07:002008-07-21T12:08:00.000-07:00Great post Dad! The other problem with rising fuel...Great post Dad! The other problem with rising fuel costs and rising food prices is that people without money will tend to purchase highly-processed foods or fast food because they often believe that it is the cheapest food (and some of it is) - you can eat healthy food for very cheaply but that pretty much means rice and beans and we aren't used to eating that <I>en masse</I> in our country.<BR/><BR/>This means that people without money will probably eat more processed foods and foods with cheap fillers like fats and corn syrup (although corn syrup is increasing in price as demand for ethanol increases with the whole alternative fuel push). Combine this with more people possibly working 2 or more jobs and the obesity rates in our country will continue to blossom, resulting in more cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular accidents. Medical costs and premiums will continue to increase and even fewer people will have insurance (it's one of the first things to go when people don't have money).Jaredhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08452906212149716503noreply@blogger.com