Tuesday, February 15, 2011

From Candy to cashmere-- prices rising

This article is for February 21st.  Read and post your thoughts.

48 comments:

Shanell#5 said...

I do think that prices on most food items will rise higher and higher each day. In todays society we are not sticking to a budget and thats why things are not working out as planned.I do think this will effect some Americans that are already struggling to by the basics like milk bread eggs sugar etc. If prices continue to rise I think more people will try to get on welfare to feed their families. But this could make Americans stop spending so much on resturant food because they would need to eat cheap.This also could make some Americans healthier because they would be less dependent on resturant food.

MaxC3 said...

I think its crazy how the raising prices of cotton and grain effects all other goods. Americans are losing jobs to people in other countries because the people in thoses countries work for less wages then we do. I feel like this has something to do with the raising price of grain and cotton which is so vidal to our everyday lives. If we can start getting our jobs back I believe it will help lower the price of grain and cotton.

JessSinger5 said...

I don't believe that this idea of food prices rising is unimaginable. If you look at how our economy is supposedly doing well and falling again, the prices rising was yet to come. I do believe though, that this might make people think before they go grocery shopping that, "Do I really need this?" before they toss that item in their carts. The prices going up might stop a unneeded items from going home with them.

S. Davis 3 said...

I feel tat the prices on food will continue to raise higher&higher every wk. if you look at eggs at Kroger most of the time there $1.89 a dozen until on sell for $10 for $10. now a days all people do now is get on welfare to satisfy there money probs. such as trying to recieve food stamps for groceries and welfare checks. if people will learn to buy a month supply groceries and cook at home more then they will spend less money each month on restuarant food etc.

leahb3 said...

i think that every one should get food stamps because it would be easier for every one. the prices will raise but that way you should be able to buy some food for their famililes before the proices get super high.

mayah3 said...

i think that the high powers keep on talking and letting us no as the people how good chinas is doing and who there getting it , maybe we need to start being more like china. i think that if food and clothing prices keep rising people will start shopping on computer if cheaper or even apply for welfare to help them.

EJJunior3 said...

The prices of food will continue to rise because of the U.S.'s economic status and citizen's demand for food. Maybe when we end up more stable with our money and the U.S. can lower prices once again.

2Cal said...

I mean I feel that I agree with some of these others such as prices on food is go continue to rise such as one min. you a see a item selling for regular price them next thing you know is half off an then again $10 for $10. An thats why most people going round here trying to get on welfare in order to get them food stamps to satisfy there money/hunger probs. An that way in the end less an less coming out the pocket yaa feel me

Dakotaw said...

Its been tough on people and with the food prices and cotton prices rising its going to be even more tough. I understand how the food pricing is going up but i think the prices for foods will go down soon. I don't know how the prices are going up but i do think the prices will go back to the same for foods and cotton.

jonharbin5 said...

Food prices will always increase. This is because the US has a large population and have unlimited wants especially when it comes to eating. The only way we could salvage this situation is to either try to produce more food items like crops and livestock or depend on other countries to trade with us for food. These are just 2 ideas though and im sure people will come up with many more to try and solve this problem.

LindseyxShartzer5 said...

I think the price increases are a bit ridiculous, but at the same time there is a good reason for them. Because the economy is so shaky right now producers need to make a profit somehow so they increased the prices of food. Everyone knows that food is a necessity, so everyone will continue to purchase it no matter what the price is.

Jesse C. 5 said...

i feel due to this rise in prices of cotton and grain that has caused price rises in everything, we will see a rise in people applying for welfare which will lead to an even greater national government dependency.

jacobg5 said...

It is stupid that prices for food and clothing is going to be rising. People have a hard enough time as it is. If the prices raise in clothing and food then we would need to raise the minimum wage so we can buy these items. This is gonna greatly effect the businesses, because if prices go up people won't be able to afford it. It will but our economy down even further than it already is.

Jesse C. 5 said...

i feel due to this rise in prices of cotton and grain that has caused price rises in everything, we will see a rise in people applying for welfare which will lead to an even greater national government dependency.

Jesse C. 5 said...

Hitlers really bad too btw jake

AlyshaM5 said...

I think it is a shame that the prices will go up on a lot of things. some families have enough trouble now with getting clothes for their growing children or to keep food on the table. With prices going even higher than they already are more and more families will be looking for government assistance to help them to survive.

joshuat said...

grain and the cotton and other things are messing with prices and they are just going to keep going up

gmcknight5 said...

If they don't start producing more cotton prices will keep increasing.I think its terrible that prices are going up People are going to stop buying as much now.

rickythomas6 said...

i think that the stuff that is going up needs to because there is not as much stuff as it use to be and the people who grow this stuff get profit by raising stuff, i think that some people will stop buying stuff for a little while because of the prices are so high but eventually start paying the higher prices because either they need it or they want it. i dont think that people can stop buying stuff that they are use too

Nate#6_2012 said...
This comment has been removed by the author.
James H 6 said...

Well I look at the price rising as a good thing. One might argue against me for sure but i believe that if the prices are going up than we are moving out of the recession and people are slowly spending more money. Also you have to look at it from a business owners perspectives. If business has been slow the past couple years due to the economy, and now people are buying again so of course its reasonable to raise prices a little and try to make more money. As a consumers point of view it may be more money out of my pocket but everyone makes their own decisions on how they spend their money.

jessicanolder6 said...

i think that it has been hard for people to pay for more stuff because the food & cotton prices are rising, but than again there are a lot of people on welfare & there is still more being added too the welfare system. but i think a way to fix the problem of cotton prices going up is if we produce more cotton, doing this might help cause the prices are going up because they are probably running out of cotton.

Nate#6_2012 said...

i feel that if the prices of cotton keep goin up then ppl will just stop buying them and then soon enough they will have no choice but to lower the prices back to normal.Also if Mcdonalds prices go up it really wont matter cuz ther really cheap any ways an fat ppl love ther MCKY D'sss.

paigeH6 said...

i think the prices of food and stuff will keep going up. Our economy isn't the best right now and until we get our economy where we need it to be then prices for everything are going to keep going up.

SpenserC6th said...

I believe that the high prices on grain and cotton have a lot to do with our economic status. I also believe it has to do with the unemployment in the U.S. The higher priced items definitely effect everyone in the U.S. But, I think that's because of the U.S. not being able to produce much of its own goods.

LHappy7 said...

well of course prices are going up resources are hard to get right now with all the freezes and strikes happening but i think people should just chill out and do what they have to do to make their money

Alexx_Combss said...

I knew this was coming. And I'll also be the negative one and say that it will only get worse. If things like shirts are going up by $10 - $12 dollars, then things we actually depend on are going to be in high demand. The government will try to deflate the inflation but their trials will be in vain. We're too much in debt to help ourselves if we get too deep into this. If we have any chance of getting out of this before it starts, it has to be within these next 3 months or I'm pretty sure we're done for.

HayleyLawson said...

I think its horrible how the prices of cotton and food keep going up. people are already suffering enough because they can't afford it. And if they go up, more people are going to get on welfare because the economy is too bad to find a job.

HaLARRYious7 said...

It is stupid that prices for food and clothing is going to be rising. People have a hard enough time as it is. If the prices raise in clothing and food then we would need to raise the minimum wage so we can buy these items. This is gonna greatly effect the businesses, because if prices go up people won't be able to afford it. It is crazy and i really cant wait to see what will happen. SADFACE.

Herrell, Daulton 7 said...

It's horrible that prices are still going up and people can't afford it all, so what i see happening is eventually sales are going to go down because people won't be able to afford them anymore and people will realize this and prices will go down.

dadkins said...

The rising of the food costs is ridiculous. We need to start being smarter about how we spend the money. More and more people are going to get on welfare because they cant afford the food costs.

JBurley7 said...

I'm not surprised that the price of goods are increasing, especially during a recession. I didn't even think of all the products that require cotton and grains. Everything that is in high demand is going to increase drastically. If the economy doesn't stablize itself, were going to need help even though were so far into debt.

RSnowden7 said...

I REALLY AM SAD TO KEEP SEEING PRICES INCREASE FOR EVERYTHING FROM CLOTHES AND FOOD TO GAS PRICES... WHAT IS THIS WORLD COMING TO? DOES THE GOVERNMENT REALLY CARE ABOUT US? NO, THEY WOULD RATHER BE GREEDY FOR MONEY... SOMETIMES I GET SO MAD ABOUT WHAT HAPPENS IN OUR GOVERNMENT... BUT WHAT CAN WE DO ABOUT IT?... I HOPE IT GETS BETTER BUT IN THE NEXT 5 YEARS, IT WILL BE HORRIBLE... MORE SO THAN NOW... EVERYBODY HAVE A GREAT DAY... AND VISIT HTTP://RSNOWDEN7.BLOGSPOT.COM

AkersAkers7 said...

The prices of food going up is scary. Everything is at a rise and the economy is already bad as it is. The unemployed are having a hard time keeping up with the rest of the world because of the price's. This is seriously a problem.

Shout out to Oreos for being all double stuffed and isshhh.
& shout out to my boy RenzY for consuming 5 Oreos.
He said SMILEYFACE.
STB.

donnie r6 said...

i think we will allways see prices icrease but not major

KevenC.pd7 said...

i think price going keep increasing its going become a big deal

Thomas said...

The government needs to do somethen about this because prices are going to continue to go up if we dont produce more of what we dont have its going to be just craaazzyyy :)

BRee0501 said...

I think the increasing prices of grain and cotton are crazy. I never thought that it would have an effect on other things tho; but i guess they're both a big necessity. Maybe once the prices become outrageous people will start thinking before they buy.

Rdejesus7 said...

I think that some people will stop buying stuff for a little while because of the prices are so high but eventually start paying the higher prices because either they need it or they want it

JackieOpesky5 said...

People will definately started being more aware of their spending. And will be a lot more cautious about prices and will cut back a lot on spending. But that is a bad thing for all the companies that are struggling because of their products increase in price when the consumers are not willing to pay that price.

Jeremy L 7 said...

really, people should get food stamps because some people cannot afford all of these hi cost in things and the food stamps can help them out a lot ...and they wouldn't need to spend any cash.

DeanteTyreil said...

The price of goods we need is increasing. This is absolutely rediculous because time are tough. We are just coming out of a recession and people arent making that much money let alone maintaining good paying jobs to feed their families and loved ones. I hope politians know what they are doing when it come to our economy because something has to pay off sooner than later.

KrystalC3 said...

I do believe their will be an increase on the prices of goods. I think its very ironic how grain and cotton have an effect on other goods. I feel that households need to get a budget and stick to it. Soon enough more people will lose jobs and their homes. Gas prices has already increased and the effect on that will be less traffic. Because people will decrease the rate of how much they drive. I am bias when it comes to an increase on prices , because soon enough there will be limits to what i want.

Frankf3 said...

I think the price of food will increase. The reason I think it will increase is because less people are produce less which mean less food is getting sold. I think that will be real bad to the ecomony because if the price of food go up then people are gonna to buy less.

KarieFoster5 said...

Prices are rising on everything.
It is scary.
With the cost of everything going up and so many people losing their jobs and being in such tight financial situation it is going to be impossible to live soon.
Living comfortable is becoming more of a luxury everyday.
I know personally my family lives paycheck to paycheck and we have to pick what bills we can actually pay that month.
It is seriously scary never knowing with the prices are going to get so bad that you just can afford the simplest things such as food.

i_morgan6 said...

yes , i think the prices are going to keep rising on goods . people are not able to pay for goods they need . and its only going to worsen the economy . just like the prices of gas are going up , & i do believe they are going to keep going up because of whats happening around the world right now .

LaTina.6 said...

I feel that I agree with some of these others such as prices on food is go continue to rise such as one min after the next.With the cost of everything going up and so many people losing their jobs alot of people are going to try and start to get on welfair just to save a few dollars in their pocket

KCreech7 said...

i think the prices on everything will continue to go up and i think we will soon face another recession because of it cause its going to eventually get to where nobody can afford things anymore.