Losing patience

[Orrex]

I'm going to flense the next Right-thinking person whom I hear make the following statement:

"Nobody complains about milk costing three bucks a gallon."

I'm confident that you've heard similar and equally sage commentary about price/unit (e.g., coffee, soda, beer, etc.), and I offer six quick and basic rebuttals to that inane observation:

1) Dubya isn't completely in thrall of the Saudi Milk Cartel
2) I don't buy fifteen gallons of milk at a time, and never twice in one week
3) I see few commercials for vehicles designed to get 10 miles per gallon of milk
4) Milk doesn't underpin the world economy
5) Big Dairy didn't just get a taxpayer-funded giveaway on top of its profit margin
6) Big Dairy isn't reaping record profits despite a strangled market

Please feel free to share your own rebuttals.

[KarenInMA]

1. You can get to work with out cereal.

but of course, why would you??
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[SteppingRazor]

2. Meaningless apples/oranges comparison...

Try comparing the average American household's yearly spending on gas versus its spending on milk.
Wanna take bets on which one would be more?

[Hong Kong Cavalier]

3. Haven't seen anyone use the word "flense" here yet.

:thumbsup:
And those are all excellent rebuttals.
I don't talk to right-wingers anymore.

[GreenPartyVoter]

4. Excellent!

[Union Thug]

5. kick!

[dweller]

6. you can always

ride the cow to work.
extra perk: free milk.


dp

[frazzledmom]

7. One word... Costco

2 gallons milk, 4 bucks. Oops it's a blue store.. sorry freeps guess you'll have to pay the inflated "red" price :rofl:

[jayfish]

8. Two Rebuttals.

How much milk did you use to get to work this morning?
What's your household income?

Jay

[Shoeempress]

9. And milk is a renewable product, Oil, not so much.