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HAHA - Mexicans crying "Gringos turning our tortillas eento ethanol"
On Jan 31, 8:51 pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS"
> wrote: > http://tinyurl.com/3a2a9e > > Mexicans protest as tortilla crisis hurts Calderon > Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:20pm ET136 > > By Gunther Hamm > > MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through > Mexico's capital on Wednesday night to protest at a surge in tortilla > prices that has put new President Felipe Calderon under intense pressure. > > Soaring U.S. demand for ethanol has sent corn prices to their highest level > in a decade, pulling up prices of Mexico's national food staple. > > Protesters held up ears of corn and complained that Calderon, a > conservative accused by his leftist rival of stealing last July's > presidential election, was failing to protect them against foreign market > forces. > > "Calderon isn't just a thief, he's a murderer because he wants us to die of > hunger," Elvira Acevedo, 62, said at the march. > > Corn tortilla prices rose as high as 15 pesos ($1.36) for a kilogram (2.2 > pounds) -- roughly 35 of the flat corn patties -- in recent weeks as the > corn market tightened. Mexico imports corn from the United States to top up > its domestic production. > > Calderon responded this month by persuading producers, makers and retailers > to cap their prices so tortillas would sell at no more than 8.50 pesos a > kilo, but local media say some vendors are still charging up to 12. > > Before the crisis, tortillas sold at around 5 pesos per kilogram. Starving? Bullshit. Almost every greasy mestizo over 20 years of age is a fat slob. ted |
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HAHA - Mexicans crying "Gringos turning our tortillas eento ethanol"
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HAHA - Mexicans crying "Gringos turning our tortillas eento ethanol"
On Feb 1, 8:39 am, wrote:
> On Jan 31, 8:51 pm, "Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS" > > > > > > > wrote: > >http://tinyurl.com/3a2a9e > > > Mexicans protest as tortilla crisis hurts Calderon > > Wed Jan 31, 2007 8:20pm ET136 > > > By Gunther Hamm > > > MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of demonstrators marched through > > Mexico's capital on Wednesday night to protest at a surge in tortilla > > prices that has put new President Felipe Calderon under intense pressure. > > > Soaring U.S. demand for ethanol has sent corn prices to their highest level > > in a decade, pulling up prices of Mexico's national food staple. > > > Protesters held up ears of corn and complained that Calderon, a > > conservative accused by his leftist rival of stealing last July's > > presidential election, was failing to protect them against foreign market > > forces. > > > "Calderon isn't just a thief, he's a murderer because he wants us to die of > > hunger," Elvira Acevedo, 62, said at the march. > > > Corn tortilla prices rose as high as 15 pesos ($1.36) for a kilogram (2.2 > > pounds) -- roughly 35 of the flat corn patties -- in recent weeks as the > > corn market tightened. Mexico imports corn from the United States to top up > > its domestic production. > > > Calderon responded this month by persuading producers, makers and retailers > > to cap their prices so tortillas would sell at no more than 8.50 pesos a > > kilo, but local media say some vendors are still charging up to 12. > > > Before the crisis, tortillas sold at around 5 pesos per kilogram. > > Starving? Bullshit. Almost every greasy mestizo over 20 years of age > is a fat slob. Odd, as most of the Latin Americans I know are very thin. But then we already know you are a racist pig. The long term result will probably be very good for Mexico. Agriculture makes up about 5% of the Mexican economy, and a doubling of prices will be an economic boost for Mexico. This will result in increased trade with the US, and a rapidly growing Mexican economy. The switch from fossil fuels to renewables will be good for everyone. I'd much rather send my fuel money to Mexico than Saudi Arabia or Iran, and I'd much rather the fuels I burn put less carbon in the atmosphere. Mexico is a great neighbor to have. Dean G. |
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