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36. Yet another scare tactic.

Tue Oct 29, 2013, 08:41 PM

Oct 2013

One thing I feel fairly sure of is that a product with a short shelf life is NOT going to go up much in price. If people couldn't buy it, it would just rot on the shelf. There are milk sales here every other week, because folks won't buy it at the higher prices they try to push on consumers. It goes on sale or it goes bad and stores take a big loss.

So all in all this is just another scare tactic to push a rob-the-middleclass-and-poor agenda. I'm not falling for it and I hope you don't either.

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Report: Milk Could Skyrocket To $8 A Gallon If Farm Bill Not Passed [View all] big_dog Oct 2013 OP

Good, small dairies can use the money. nt bemildred Oct 2013 #1

Problem is they won't....if only they did. haikugal Oct 2013 #15

My brother's a dairyman, I have to go with his views. bemildred Oct 2013 #18

I agree... haikugal Oct 2013 #30

Me too theHandpuppet Oct 2013 #31

Also agree -- dairies in our family mainer Oct 2013 #37

dairy farmers will also lose their subsidies questionseverything Oct 2013 #54

If milk prices skyrocket, heart disease will plummet. Dairy products are not healthy. JEFF9K Oct 2013 #2

I agree with you and bemildred... KansDem Oct 2013 #5

"I now eat seafood, occasional foul" NeoConsSuck Nov 2013 #83

Thanks! KansDem Nov 2013 #85

Yay! More expensive milk! R. Daneel Olivaw Oct 2013 #6

Actually, the children of poor would sufrommich Oct 2013 #61

Infants *need* the milk of their own species. ronnie624 Nov 2013 #72

Science is not on your side. n/t Psephos Nov 2013 #73

My authorities are ... JEFF9K Nov 2013 #80

So true. Humans should not be drinking cows milk workinclasszero Nov 2013 #78

Timed to expire.... AnneD Oct 2013 #3

Chaos is required for the veils to fall down. :-| DeSwiss Nov 2013 #68

Noooooo, not cheese! shanti Oct 2013 #4

Have you tried veggie cheese? KansDem Oct 2013 #7

As a vegetarian, I have found that veggie cheeses are more expensive. n/t RebelOne Oct 2013 #16

Well, NCagainstMcCrony Oct 2013 #20

Unless you're allergic to milk. NT Trillo Oct 2013 #25

yes i tried it once shanti Oct 2013 #41

so much for the free market, huh? handmade34 Oct 2013 #8

I pay that now for organic Ratty Oct 2013 #9

What makes it organic, other than the price tag? Orrex Oct 2013 #13

I don't really care what Ratty Oct 2013 #22

No antibiotics, hormones, pesticides Marrah_G Nov 2013 #69

Soy milk is even healthier and tastes better than milk. n/t RebelOne Oct 2013 #17

I admit it's not as disgusting as I had once believed Ratty Oct 2013 #24

Have you tried nut? oberliner Oct 2013 #27

Lots do people are sensitive to Soy and don't know it musiclawyer Oct 2013 #33

I would like to try coconut milk, RebelOne Oct 2013 #52

I cook with coconut milk all the time. Marrah_G Nov 2013 #71

Not a fan of soy milk...at all. Marrah_G Nov 2013 #70

Drink the organic fat milk GulfCoast66 Apr 2017 #89

There will be a lot less stinking shit in the world if there are fewer dairies. Coyotl Oct 2013 #10

Bull fucking shit! GeorgeGist Oct 2013 #11

damn straight reddread Oct 2013 #45

"1930s and 1940s-era farm law would kick in, as much as quadrupling the price" PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #12

"how much money to cut from food stamps" KamaAina Oct 2013 #14

Yeah, food stamp cut = good durablend Oct 2013 #49

Isn't that Good according to the Republican world View? Tom Rinaldo Oct 2013 #19

Last year we exported $5.2 billion in dairy products. Lasher Oct 2013 #21

imo we should not be drinkjng milk from cows BadGimp Oct 2013 #23

Are you thinking goats? oberliner Oct 2013 #26

unless it's from a female member of our species we don't need it.. BadGimp Oct 2013 #63

As the price of milk rises, look for a corresponding bitchkitty Oct 2013 #28

Maybe the article title should be 'public health bonanza possible if farm bill not passed'. n/t PoliticAverse Oct 2013 #29

I used to pooh-pooh this, seeing no medical rationale for it. But kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #35

Yep! bitchkitty Oct 2013 #38

I'm very very very prone to severe laryngitis. The true test will be what happens the next time I kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #48

IF you get a cold! ;) n/t bitchkitty Oct 2013 #51

Big whoopee. People can just start drinking soy milk. leftyladyfrommo Oct 2013 #32

Coconut, babeeeee! bitchkitty Oct 2013 #39

Is it higher in fat? n/t leftyladyfrommo Oct 2013 #66

Yes, it is high in fat. bitchkitty Nov 2013 #74

How long does it stay good in the fridge? leftyladyfrommo Nov 2013 #75

I've never had it go bad. bitchkitty Nov 2013 #82

Thanks n/t leftyladyfrommo Nov 2013 #86

Yawn. I eat vegan-ish now so I don't have to fret over this. kestrel91316 Oct 2013 #34

Yet another scare tactic. washnwmn Oct 2013 #36

Bad news... sendero Oct 2013 #40

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I never know how accurate these headlines are Le Taz Hot Oct 2013 #43

Most of the milk sold in big stores is re-assembled from thousands of sources KurtNYC Oct 2013 #44

We buy milk that comes from local farms also. HappyMe Oct 2013 #47

Potentially - this could be very, very bad. davidthegnome Oct 2013 #46

Thank you. Finally, some sense. Arkana Oct 2013 #50

ty to both questionseverything Oct 2013 #55

Seeing how far to the right farmers tend to be. Dawson Leery Apr 2017 #88

We are ruled by terrorists. woo me with science Oct 2013 #53

the expired farm bill kept prices artificially low questionseverything Oct 2013 #56

My point was that the two issues have been artificially and deliberately linked woo me with science Oct 2013 #59

well they have been linked for over 80 years questionseverything Oct 2013 #60

It's a shame that high milk prices might become the face of this fight.... BronxBoy Oct 2013 #57

When I read about the GOP millionaires' war on food stamps True Blue Door Oct 2013 #58

Why are we still paying for food at all? perkygrubb Oct 2013 #62

Yep, good luck with all that....... boguspotus Oct 2013 #64

Loved your post. davidthegnome Nov 2013 #67

I don't see it being passed due to the House sakabatou Oct 2013 #65

fucking republicans gopiscrap Nov 2013 #76

Thats great! Cows milk is fine for baby cows workinclasszero Nov 2013 #77

Already pay that much CountAllVotes Nov 2013 #79

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Why the everloving fuck are we subsidising the dairy industry anyhow? LeftyMom Nov 2013 #84

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