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[Rob <becida AT comcast.net>]

At  4/2/2005 06:35 PM, Marie wrote:
> OTOH, if the price of oil jumps up
> precipitously, we're going to see unemployment and a rise in prices of
> imported goods at the very least. I don't need a lot, but I can't imagine
> that high-priced oil will be painless even so.

My understanding is that factory food takes a lot of petroleum to 
manufacture. If the cost of that petroleum goes up so would the cost of the 
factory food,
Of course what you grow in your yard will stay the same.



Rob
becida AT comcast.net