Scary Scarcity
As y'all probably know by now, our global overloads relentlessly try to keep us in a state of irrational fear and anxiety. To help maintain my Rational Prepper perspective, I give the biggest, baddest boogeymen cute names.
Scary Scarcity (i.e. famine, poverty, declining prosperity) has been a recurring boogeyman ever since The Limits To Growth was published by The Club Of Rome 50 years ago. Though none of their dire predictions came true, they continue to tell us that the world will end if we don't reduce ourselves to poverty.
neoterra.us/blog/the-boogeymen-of-doom-scary-scarcity
Many times, shortages are due to natural causes (bad harvests, for example) but some of our most dire shortages are intentionally created by a dishonest or incompetent government. Let's look at the latest news.
As y'all probably know by now, our global overloads relentlessly try to keep us in a state of irrational fear and anxiety. To help maintain my Rational Prepper perspective, I give the biggest, baddest boogeymen cute names.
Scary Scarcity (i.e. famine, poverty, declining prosperity) has been a recurring boogeyman ever since The Limits To Growth was published by The Club Of Rome 50 years ago. Though none of their dire predictions came true, they continue to tell us that the world will end if we don't reduce ourselves to poverty.
neoterra.us/blog/the-boogeymen-of-doom-scary-scarcity
Many times, shortages are due to natural causes (bad harvests, for example) but some of our most dire shortages are intentionally created by a dishonest or incompetent government. Let's look at the latest news.
Eggstra, Eggstra
Yikes, there is actually some good news. The chicken population is recovering from last year's Avian Flu epidemic and egg prices are returning to normal. YAY!
www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/business/egg-prices/index.html
The Cocoa Crisis
We have been hearing about the end of chocolate for a few years now... BUT it's getting serious!
Cocoa prices have soared to a seven year high due to a worsening global bean deficit.... that is media-speak meaning "we eat too much chocolate".
Climate Hysterians now claim that the Cocoa plant will become extinct by 2050, because of global warming (It's funny how the Climate Calamity is always 30 years away).
Yikes, there is actually some good news. The chicken population is recovering from last year's Avian Flu epidemic and egg prices are returning to normal. YAY!
www.cnn.com/2023/05/15/business/egg-prices/index.html
The Cocoa Crisis
We have been hearing about the end of chocolate for a few years now... BUT it's getting serious!
Cocoa prices have soared to a seven year high due to a worsening global bean deficit.... that is media-speak meaning "we eat too much chocolate".
Climate Hysterians now claim that the Cocoa plant will become extinct by 2050, because of global warming (It's funny how the Climate Calamity is always 30 years away).
According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) the climate in West Africa will become too hot and dry to grow Cacoa (or coffee) by 2050.
www.climate.gov/news-features/climate-and/climate-chocolate
BUT, the Prophets of Doom never think of a creative solution. If the global temperature becomes too warm in West Africa then neoTerra will become perfect for growing coffee and cacoa.
Maybe I'll start a cacoa plantation when I grow up. YAY!
The Coffee Crisis
It seems that coffee is suffering the same fate as cocoa. Coffee prices have recently hit a 12-year high due to El Nino. We stocked up last year and only replenish our supply when it's on sale.
Wheat and Corn
Last year's extreme drought in California has been replaced by abundant snow (and even flooding).
However, changes in El Nino have shifted the worst of the drought to the Great Plains. Experts predict that the Kansas wheat harvest will be the worst in 60 years and the United States may actually have to import wheat.
Of course weather predictions are notoriously bad so the drought could break. That said, it might be prudent to stock up a bit when you see a good sale. Pasta has a really long shelf life.
FREE Beer
Finally, some good news! The Bud Boycott is continuing and AB is getting desperate. The beer aisle is filled with 'Buds' while the alternatives are selling out.
They are so desperate that they are literally paying you to haul their (crappy) beer away. While some stores are selling 24 packs for $3.49, AB is offering a $20 rebate. Yikes, you can make a $16 profit!
If it wasn't one-coupon-per-customer I would buy a truckload and replenish my retirement account.
So there ya' go... Anheuser-Busch, fighting inflation one Bud at a time!
Conclusion
Food insecurity is real, but the response from globalists is hypocritical.
On one hand the UN 2023 Global Report on Food Crisis is dire, claiming over 253 Million people face serious food shortages or starvation.
www.fsinplatform.org/sites/default/files/resources/files/GRFC2023-hi-res.pdf
On the other hand, the Globalists are doing everything they can to make the situation worse. For example, The Netherlands, one of the world's leading food exporters, is forcing thousands of family farms out of business 'to save the climate'.
And Ireland plans to force dairy farmers to kill 200,000 cows to stop them from farting. You can't make this $hit up.
humanevents.com/2023/06/03/ireland-moves-to-slaughter-200000-cows-over-climate-concerns
- The Ministry of Plenty was forced to reduce the chocolate ration from 30 grams/week down to only 20. So the Ministry of Truth announced that the chocolate ration would be increased to 20 grams per week. The people went to the streets... to thank Big Brother for his generosity.
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