Got $8 milk? Americans ponder price spike if US goes over ‘dairy cliff’
http://twitter.com/#!/ravimoss/status/284793939783979009
Earlier this evening, President Obama introduced us to “ordinary folks” who get things done on deadlines. Our representatives have an opportunity to join that group if they manage to pass an extension to the expired U.S. farm bill by Monday. If they don’t? Government price controls on dairy products revert to a structure implemented in 1949, and milk prices could spike by an estimated $3 a gallon.
Some are calling it the “dairy cliff” or “milk cliff,” and no one’s happy about it.
https://twitter.com/CarrieCantrell/status/284792588245016577
https://twitter.com/dckimpton/status/284792276599840768
https://twitter.com/CassiaSpice/status/284814877346914304
So, milk will cost you $8, and if you’re lucky, you might score a box of stale Twinkies off of eBay for $50. Oh, and your paycheck could be smaller thanks to the expiration of the Bush tax cuts.
https://twitter.com/mjdouble/status/284786545569972224
https://twitter.com/chenoite/status/284482802597126144
https://twitter.com/theshoegazer/status/284452334325612544
https://twitter.com/ROAsscherick/status/284475308088913921
https://twitter.com/carney/status/284768900909002753
https://twitter.com/CuffyMeh/status/284692667093356545
https://twitter.com/jimgeraghty/status/284773555483324416
Legislators are reportedly working out a short-term extension tonight and hope to vote Monday, the last day of the year.
https://twitter.com/KellyO/status/284761849482846208
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