Milk Prices on the Rise

Everyday it seems the price of something else jumps to a new high. Electricity, gas, and now milk. It seems that nobody realizes the average person is not getting a raise to go along with the increase in products in which we need to live.

The biggest one right now is gas prices. It seems every week there is a different reason for the increase in gas prices. A few weeks ago gas prices were actually reasonable and then Iran kidnapped the British soldiers. When that happened it seemed like everybody lost their mind. The price per barrel of oil actually fell but the price at the pumped sky rocketed. To top it off, the consumer is forced to buy gas because not everybody has a Metro around them to help with transportation. This funny thin happened, the British troops were released, but the gas prices kept on climbing and our still on the rise. What is to blame for this? The media says a higher demand and lower supply is driving the prices up, but is that the case, or just another excuse to put money into the pocket of the oil producers. I for one am getting tired of it, I wish we could go back to the days when we had horses, but then again farmers would raise the price of hay.

The next item I want to address is the astronomical rise of electricity bills starting in January. What the F&%$ is Ameren thinking? I was one of the lucky ones, my bill only raised about a hundred dollars. This company claims that they have to raise prices so they do not go bankrupt, but then turn around and give their top level executives huge bonuses. And then they pay off politicians so the Governor cannot reinforce the rate freeze. Any representative from Illinois lives in Illinois so why would they purposely want to pay more for electricity unless they had some underlining agenda. It makes me sick to see the average person get raped by the electric company. You have single parents that struggle to provide for their children and then you raise prices like electricity while they are working and going to school at night. I feel so bad for those people. If the rate freeze does not go through I think they should audit the accounts of all the politicians that voted against it and punish them once they find out why the rate freeze did not get passed.

After reading some articles this morning, I saw that the price of milk is going to increase. The reason why, is producers are saying that the price of ethanol is rising so they need to increase the consumer price of milk. The other reason, which makes me sick, is that there is a greater demand overseas. What the *&%*^*%^^$&*? We don’t even worry about taking care of the people in our own country; we want to take care of those in other countries. Everything in America is about money, and we are so worried about other countries; what they have, what they want, how can we use them. The war in Iraq is not about people, it is about what they can do for us in terms of oil.

The common denominator in these 3 issues, is the fact that no matter how much gas, milk, or electricity increase in price, we will pay for it. America is full of pride, we would rather pay 3 dollars a gallon of gas to ride around in a fancy SUV then ride a bike to work. We always want to look better then the person beside us. We want the biggest house, the nicest car, and the freshest milk. Does it matter what the price is? No, we will pay for it, so why do we complain? I dont know but I am guilty of it. I work hard for what I have so I want to use my car, my air conditioner or heater, I want my kids to enjoy milk. The companies that produce the product are not stupid; we are the ones that are stupid because we will keep buying their product. Until next time “have a nice day”.