For those in third world nations, figures like these have a definate negative impact. When you are already spending 60% to 70% of your available income on food, this is a disaster.
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I think the Obama admins war on energy producers is having an even more dramatic effect. But that would be reality.
Barack Obama: "Under my plan of a cap and trade system, electricity rates would necessarily skyrocket." (January 2008)
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