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Sunday, December 16, 2007

Rich Are Getting Richer Faster, Much Faster As More Americans Than Ever Before Live in Poverty

Labels: Hooverville is Back, Right Wing Economic Policy. Bush Crime Family.

Tuesday, August 14, 2007

Prices for key foods are rising sharply

Food prices on the rise

Labels: Bush Mismanagement, collapse of US credit economy engineered by right wing to enrich themselves at the expense of the country, Corporate War on People, Hooverville is Back

An Economy Devasted by Years of Conservative Plundering

mneys worWal-Mart Stores Inc. (WMT.N: Quote, Profile, Research) on Tuesday reported lower-than-expected second-quarter profit and said sales at U.S. stores open at least a year rose only 1.9 percent.

"It's no secret that many customers are running out of money toward the end of the month, said Lee Scott, chief executive of the world's largest retailer.

The company, which has more than 127 million customers in the United States alone every week, also said shoppers were spending more on lower-margin items like food and eschewing higher-margin goods such as apparel.

While economists tend to discount the impact of rising food prices in monthly inflation reports -- because food tends to be a volatile component -- consumers still feel the impact of widespread food price increases in their wallets.

Labels: Bush Mismanagement, Hooverville is Back, Recession