*barack Obama not pictured at their knees*
Posted on 02/14/2011 1:26:08 PM PST by FromLori
(after angry miners throw dynamite in protest at food shortages)
Bolivian President Evo Morales has abruptly abandoned a mining town after protesters angered by rising prices booed him and set off dynamite.
Mr Morales was due to speak on the anniversary of a colonial uprising in Oruro but canceled plans to participate in a march yesterday after demonstrations against rising food prices and shortages.
There were also protests in the Bolivian capital of La Paz, and the cities of Santa Cruz and Cochabamba. The Bolivian populace are angry over a near doubling in the price of sugar after the government lifted subsidies. The president’s popularity has plummeted since he tried to lift subsidies on gasoline, flour and sugar in December.
He subsequently abandoned the effort - but did remove price controls on sugar.
As he prepared to deliver a speech in Oruro yesterday, the capital of his home province, protesters set off explosions to voice their unhappiness at the price rises.
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Woo Hooo! God Bless them Miners.. better luck and aim next time..
“dynomite” COOL, must be redneck!
*barack Obama not pictured at their knees*
Birth of the TNT Party.
more on inflation from cotton,inc.
Brooks Brothers wrinkle free mens dress shirts
original price $79.50
now $88.00
The Chinese and the Indians are hoarding it and on top of that there is a shortage we can expect clothing, sheets/towels everything that uses cotton to go up and I suspect a lot higher then current predictions.
Global Cotton Demand Outstrips Supply
http://www.bloggingstocks.com/2011/02/12/cotton-prices-surge/
That’s a tougher crowd than the Blues Bros faced before they came up with singing Rawhide
Another socialist prez in a mess I guess.
Considering that corn has surpassed the $7/bu price and cotton prices are at a 150year high, who will win the battle for acreage?
My SIL raises carrots but last year with a new corn seed the test plot yielded 400+/bu acre. This year there will be less carrot acreage needless to say.
Considering that corn has surpassed the $7/bu price and cotton prices are at a 150year high, who will win the battle for acreage?
My SIL raises carrots but last year with a new corn seed the test plot yielded 400+/bu acre. This year there will be less carrot acreage needless to say.
YUK!!! MY EYES!!!
Considering Bolivia’s history, they are long overdue for a change of government.
Sorry.
It is unhealthy for dictators or would-be dictators to promise everyone bread and then not deliver, unless they have absolute “crowd control”.
Dang, I wish we could grow corn... just too many critters
Surging corn set to fuel widespread price hikes
Both look good
Couldn’t happen to a nicer guy!
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