Global Food Crisis

Not content with helping Senator Obama to a victory in Pennsylvania, Senator Casey turns to solving the global food crisis.

How?

Government.

President Bush had previously requested $350 million for the year. Durbin and Sen. Robert P. Casey Jr. (D-Pa.) held a press conference Monday calling for an additional $200 million in food aid to be added to the upcoming war supplemental bill.

“This global food crisis now risks creating a series of failed states, as anger at inadequate food stocks spur riots and political instability,” said Casey. The Democrats said the additional $200 million would go primarily to the U.N.’s World Food Program, which provides emergency food aid for up to 78 million people annually.

Earlier in the day, White House press secretary Dana Perino said the administration is monitoring the situation closely; the administration recently announced it was releasing an additional $200 million in wheat reserves to be sent to developing countries.

Oh, and let's give it to the UN, of all people. A model of efficiency.

The President doesn't escape blame, but is anyone in government willing to look at the real cause of the global food crises?

Government.

... specifically the US and EU mandates for Ethanol production and consumption.

When it pays better to burn food for fuel than it does to sell it for food, is anyone, outside of Democrats and liberal do-gooders, really surprised?

Economics and Markets Oil and Energy We're from the government, and here to help. Posted by AlexC at April 29, 2008 2:58 PM