Finally, relief for americas poorest from a REAL christian.

[Dexter]

Love this guy, what a kick in the changepurse for the 'christian' right...VIVA CHAVEZ.

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1736

http://www.venezuelanalysis.com/news.php?newsno=1738

[paigeoliver]

The guy doesn't seem to really understand the difference between "poor" in America and "poor" in his country, but hey, this sounds great to me.

Although very few people in the US starve to death, and heating oil isn't used in most locations. Or maybe that is a regional thing. I have personally never seen anything other than natural gas.

Actually, to starve to death in America you would really have to not be trying, a loaf of bread is 50 cents at the cheap grocery store. It doesn't take very long to beg 50 cents.

[Dexter]

Its easy to see why the bush regieme and robertson is gunning for this guy. A president who uses his nations wealth to revitalise the country and look after its poorest people is a bigger threat to their stranglehold on power then the 'terrorists'

[Stingray]

Actually, to starve to death in America you would really have to not be trying, a loaf of bread is 50 cents at the cheap grocery store. It doesn't take very long to beg 50 cents.

Not to contradict you, but where are you buying bread for 50 cents a loaf? The bread I buy is almost $3.00.

-S

[shmokes]

Oil is still common for heating homes.

[ChadTower]

There are several stores in my area where quality bread can be had for well under $1.  It's usually the bakery outlets and places like that.  It's close to the expiration date but still just fine. 

Paige, up here in New England, a LOT of people use heating oil.  My house has it as does pretty much my whole town.

[psik0tik]

Thats where i get bread..bread store and its hella cheap. The house I bought uses heating oil but its an old old house

[mr.Curmudgeon]

DOH! Damn You, CHAAAAAVEEEEEEZ!





mrC

[paigeoliver]

Actually, to starve to death in America you would really have to not be trying, a loaf of bread is 50 cents at the cheap grocery store. It doesn't take very long to beg 50 cents.

Not to contradict you, but where are you buying bread for 50 cents a loaf? The bread I buy is almost $3.00.

-S

You aren't shopping at the poor people grocery store. I shop at Save a Lot. "Aunt Hatties" bread is 50 cents a loaf, up from 30 cents a loaf a year ago. And quality is irrelevant if you are starving. I am no where near starving and I still eat the 50 cent bread, it is what I grew up on, and I can't even tell the difference between that and the $3 bread.

[ChadTower]

I can tell the difference, but still, more often than not, we get the 8 days from expiration $.75 bread.  We use up the loaf in 4 days anyway, WTF.

[Stingray]

You aren't shopping at the poor people grocery store.

I guess I must not be. I live in a town that has two choices as far as groceries go, the one independantly owned grocery store in town or the Wal-Mart Supercenter. Wal-Mart is somewhat cheaper, but I'd much rather throw my money at a local business.

-S

[ChadTower]

Most towns will have a place like this within a short distance, you just have to know where to find it.

[Shape D.]

As the snow flies
On a cold and gray chicago mornin

[Dexter]

http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20050829/pl_afp/usweathervenezuelaoil

Again, VIVA CHAVEZ, VIVA!

[ChadTower]

Excellent.  It's good to see a country willing to give to US when WE need a bit of assistance.

[Stingray]

Most towns will have a place like this within a short distance, you just have to know where to find it.

Actually now that I think about it, there is some kind of bakery outlet store in town. Seems like too much trouble to make an extra stop just for bread. As I have expressed many times, I'm a deeply lazy person.

-S

[ChadTower]

That is exactly the type of store we're talking about.  My wife goes into one because we go through so much bread and milk that even if it's close to expiration it doesn't last more than two days in our house.  You could go in there and get three loaves of bread for $2, along with all kinds of other slightly older bakery products.

[Stingray]

Also I can see me walking out with a cartload of 10 cent almost-expired cupcakes, which would be devestating for my girlish figure.

-S

[ChadTower]

It happens.  Many times when I'm in there the person in line ahead of me is 300+ and has a cart full of cakes and pastries.

Those type of places are really good for small fundraisers, like a school bakesale.  You can get some good stuff really cheap and only need it for that one night.