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June 4, 2021Monsanto Science
June 16, 2021GUEST: Dr. Jacob Manlove Assistant Professor of Ag Economics Arkansas State University
MSN recently served up some news that caught my attention. The headline read, “Venezuela triples wages but still not enough to buy food.”
The writer went on to say that Venezuela’s new minimum wage of seven million bolivars per month is not enough buy two pounds of meat.
Shortly after reading this news, I went out for a leisurely meal with my lady at a nearby sit-down restaurant.
The meal was very good, but nothing special, just a couple of burgers and beers. What did make the meal special was the check that, with tip, approached a hundred dollars!
Yes! Almost a hundred bucks for a couple of burgers and beers!
It is becoming increasingly evident that more money is now buying less food. And that leads us to ask:
Leave Comment Below: Do you think what happened to the price of food in Venezuela can happen in the US?
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