food, oil... way up

Hungry?

Want to go places? do stuff?

Expect to pay more. remember the 70s... 80s? Yeah, like that.

Petrochem increases are at the danger threshold. Vegetables up 56% from a year ago... fruits up 29%.

See, the government tracks this stuff: http://www.bls.gov/news.release/ppi.htm

Does anyone in D.C. bother to read this stuff?

cheap oil forever

Seriously, thats what is reported in an article at CNN Money.

"The world will never run out of oil"... Deutsche Bank analysts

They say efficiencies are increasing and that oil will average $65 a barrel in 2010.

2010 will definitely be an interesting year to see how all the various analyss play out regarding housing prices (40% drop), unemployment (11% or 13%) and oil (spiking or stable).

Feel lucky. Well do you punk?

the Estate Tax is expiring. Long Live the Estate Tax

Lawmakers are working on what new form it will take.

Most Republicans advocate for the lowest estate tax possible, but Democrats "are not of one mind on this," said Clint Stretch, managing principal of tax policy at Deloitte Tax.

"not of one mind on this"

That sort of describes the Dems on any issue. The kinder. gentler way of saying, "can't get their shit together on anything".