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Off-Topic Discussion => General Discussion => Topic started by: WeatherOp on October 20, 2011, 04:17:47 pm
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...Spam costs $3.19 at the local store, you know everything is messed up. :no:
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that's true.
I get spam for free... :nervous:
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If Spam cost $10 I'd still buy it.
That slimy, delicious canned meat.
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Ramen is still on the order of $100 a pallet, so I'm alright XD
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spam has always been expensive. it may just cost more to can meat than other things, but i assume its high price point was to liberate the military of their cash. spam is one of those food stuffs meant for military consumption, but later found a market in the private sector. i used to eat spam all the time back in the day. of course these days i hardly ever eat spam anymore in favor of cheeper and better pork products (like bacon).
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A gallon of milk costs the equivalent of a gallon of gas in many places. Of course, this is probably more a symptom of distribution cost than anything.
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were one of those places where gas is cheaper than milk. my sister's family are actually talking about getting a few cows.
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Really? Here, Milk, and other Necessities, are sold to what they cost to produce, no more. Food isn't even taxed, either.
Expensive milk, expensive Spam, expensive healthcare, expensive dope. The US is a very expensive place.
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There are probably people out there who have access to fewer calories than a single can of spam offers. That, what, rates two thumbs down I guess? :no: :no:
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Not for long there are not. It would be impossible to make a year at that caloric level, I am fairly certain.
950 calories per can of spam. Does anyone know the nutrition of starvation at all? I can't imagine anyone could be sustained for long on less than 1000
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Really? Here, Milk, and other Necessities, are sold to what they cost to produce, no more. Food isn't even taxed, either.
Expensive milk, expensive Spam, expensive healthcare, expensive dope. The US is a very expensive place.
[Jack Sparrow voice]"But..why the spam?"[/Jack Sparrow voice]
that's true.
I get spam for free... :nervous:
Ok, I'm writing the government to raise taxes on people who get free spam. It's not fair for the other 99.99999%.
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Bread's at like 50 cents a loaf, that's pretty good. :) Oscar Meyer wieners are less than $10 for 30 I think.
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Woah, where do you get your bread? It's ~ 5 at Big Lots and ~7 at kroger.
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Wegman's store-brand bread? :)
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Bread's at like 50 cents a loaf, that's pretty good. :) Oscar Meyer wieners are less than $10 for 30 I think.
I can get bread for around .80-$1 or so at the Pig, same with hot dog and hamburger buns.
The Spam on the other hand, is still high.....
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950 calories per can of spam. Does anyone know the nutrition of starvation at all? I can't imagine anyone could be sustained for long on less than 1000
I believe a daily intake of 1200 calories is generally considered the minimum.
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A gallon of milk costs the equivalent of a gallon of gas in many places. Of course, this is probably more a symptom of distribution cost than anything.
I always thought the comparison of food price to the price of a gallon of gas to be apples to combustion. Why is this phenomenal for others? I don't know. Petroleum is one hell of an important commodity compared to that of the very different nature and value of food.
There will always be food, and there will always be those starving. There may not always be petroleum.
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There will always be food
Is that a dangerous assumption!
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as long as there are people there will be food, we would just have to resort to cannibalism.
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Is that a dangerous assumption!
he didn't say enough food.
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were one of those places where gas is cheaper than milk. my sister's family are actually talking about getting a few cows.
A sensible idea. If you have the room for it, like a sizable grass field that you're not planning to use, a few cattle like cows or chickens are great. Either/or a vegetable garden. Every summer we make really good apple sauce with the few apple trees we have, some crops help a lot too. For year round stuff, either a year round garden or lots of stored food, preferably good quality.
Saves needing to go cannibalist for a while ;)
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i think they got the space for it. they have a sizable lot out in the sticks, with a large grassy field. i think its enough room for a small herd. they already have one decent sized garden. besides that there is an ample supply of venison and good fishing spots all over. good place to go after i bomb the **** out of everyone with nukes.
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A gallon of milk costs the equivalent of a gallon of gas in many places. Of course, this is probably more a symptom of distribution cost than anything.
I always thought the comparison of food price to the price of a gallon of gas to be apples to combustion. Why is this phenomenal for others? I don't know. Petroleum is one hell of an important commodity compared to that of the very different nature and value of food.
There will always be food, and there will always be those starving. There may not always be petroleum.
I think that the comparison is based on the standard value of the dollar, and both items are an equal necessity to our modern life, especially in America today.
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were one of those places where gas is cheaper than milk. my sister's family are actually talking about getting a few cows.
A sensible idea. If you have the room for it, like a sizable grass field that you're not planning to use, a few cattle like cows or chickens are great. Either/or a vegetable garden. Every summer we make really good apple sauce with the few apple trees we have, some crops help a lot too. For year round stuff, either a year round garden or lots of stored food, preferably good quality.
Saves needing to go cannibalist for a while ;)
Goats may be an better idea, they are tough and easy to care for.
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I think that the comparison is based on the standard value of the dollar, and both items are an equal necessity to our modern life, especially in America today.
I see what you're getting at.
Is that a dangerous assumption!
he didn't say enough food.
Food is a renewable resource. This is why i say there will always be food (unless we destroy all vegetation on earth, then you can say food will probably come to an end). But yes, i did say there will always still be those starving (i don't think there's much escaping this if at all).
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Goats may be an better idea, they are tough and easy to care for.
Goats are destroying the world via their flatulence. Cows are more efficient on that point, but still pretty bad.
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id hate to live in a society that outlaws beef to protect the environment. thats going way to far. id rather cook to death in a runaway greenhouse environment than do without beef.