Feeling the squeeze

http://www.timeslive.co.za/local/article595795.ece/Food-prices-set-to-soar-as-crunch-hits-farmers

Besides spelling ‘dairy farmer’s as ‘diary farmers’, this article is actually pretty boring. But that’s not the point. The point is that food prices are going to increase. Is it just me or does it feel like we are being squeezed till our eyes pop out. Unless you’re earning a sweet salary that allows you to ignore increases on all levels then this sucks. And it sucks big time. I’m starting to wonder if the money will ever just run out. What if one day our salaries can’t pay for our lifestyles and there are no increases because there is no extra money in the economy and the price of food and electricity and our basic needs just grows? Granted that goes against the fundamental principles of economics but my little brain sometimes wonders where all this money is meant to come from and where does it all go and when will it stop flowing?

Government is on strike waiting for an 8.6% increase. An increase that government can’t afford. This means the increase will come and so will retrenchment packages causing more unemployment and less people to pay taxes to pay for the increase….Eish!

I would like to go and live by the sea and eat fish I fished out of the water (if the Chinese haven’t raped and pillaged all of our seas by then) and grow vegetables and trade other things.

If you are worried about starving due to price increases then start your veggie gardens and stock up on canned goods. Another option is to invite yourself round to other people’s houses for dinner every night. You can pull the ‘surprise, just wanted to pop in and say hi. Oh, I see you’re cooking dinner….’ A side note: this tactic will only work twice at most. After that you will have to find new people to abuse. Good luck!