Comments on: Congress, in helping farmers, deals John Barleycorn a blow—What revenge will Barleycorn exact? http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/07/06/congress-in-helping-farmers-deals-john-barleycorn-a-blow%e2%80%94what-revenge-will-barleycorn-get/ What is seen and what is unseen. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 16:26:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Michelle Plaisance http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/07/06/congress-in-helping-farmers-deals-john-barleycorn-a-blow%e2%80%94what-revenge-will-barleycorn-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2894 Michelle Plaisance Thu, 19 Jul 2007 19:47:18 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/07/06/congress-in-helping-farmers-deals-john-barleycorn-a-blow%e2%80%94what-revenge-will-barleycorn-get/#comment-2894 The issue in Mexico with corn tortilla prices rising and the issue of beer prices rising 9% is directly related to each other. The Market of these two crops will most likely decrease a little due to the high prices and poor people not wanting or not being able to pay for leisure(beer) or Tortillas(food). When poor hungry alcoholics do not get what they want things will get ugly. There will be riots formed and caos filling the air. The issue in Mexico with corn tortilla prices rising and the issue of beer prices rising 9% is directly related to each other. The Market of these two crops will most likely decrease a little due to the high prices and poor people not wanting or not being able to pay for leisure(beer) or Tortillas(food). When poor hungry alcoholics do not get what they want things will get ugly. There will be riots formed and caos filling the air.

]]> By: morris.coats http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/07/06/congress-in-helping-farmers-deals-john-barleycorn-a-blow%e2%80%94what-revenge-will-barleycorn-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2876 morris.coats Mon, 16 Jul 2007 22:44:14 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/07/06/congress-in-helping-farmers-deals-john-barleycorn-a-blow%e2%80%94what-revenge-will-barleycorn-get/#comment-2876 Audra, Much more of a concern is what has already happened in Mexico to the price of corn tortillas, because of US ethanol subsidies. See my brother's "guest" post on this in the January 2007 archives. MC Audra,

Much more of a concern is what has already happened in Mexico to the price of corn tortillas, because of US ethanol subsidies. See my brother’s “guest” post on this in the January 2007 archives.

MC

]]> By: Audra Cook http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/07/06/congress-in-helping-farmers-deals-john-barleycorn-a-blow%e2%80%94what-revenge-will-barleycorn-get/comment-page-1/#comment-2870 Audra Cook Sun, 15 Jul 2007 21:36:40 +0000 http://www.nicholls.edu/bastiatsbastions/2007/07/06/congress-in-helping-farmers-deals-john-barleycorn-a-blow%e2%80%94what-revenge-will-barleycorn-get/#comment-2870 I never really thought about the effects of farmers switching from one crop to corn. The market for corn is definetly on its way to becoming a booming market, but what would happen if people refused to use the "other fuel" because of what it has cost them. I guarantee there will be MANY angry folks if beer prices rise! But beer wont be the only product whose price will rise. Perhaps the government should look into some type of compensatoin for continuing to grow other crops besides corn. What would happen to the country if the price of bread went up 9%?? I never really thought about the effects of farmers switching from one crop to corn. The market for corn is definetly on its way to becoming a booming market, but what would happen if people refused to use the “other fuel” because of what it has cost them. I guarantee there will be MANY angry folks if beer prices rise! But beer wont be the only product whose price will rise. Perhaps the government should look into some type of compensatoin for continuing to grow other crops besides corn. What would happen to the country if the price of bread went up 9%??

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