150$ Dollars for a carton of eggs???
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
West Haven, Connecticut
July 11, 2016 8:12am CST
This is almost like a really bad nightmare, In Venezuela a carton of eggs now cost 150$ and the hunger and poverty is only getting worst due to inflation. This is scary because Venezuelas citizens are literally going hungry due to the fact that they cant afford to even buy the cheapest of foods. One woman declared the last time she actually ate chicken was in December and that she has been surviving on eating rice by itself so she wont go hungry.
This is alarming and scary, simple things like milk,eggs,corn, are becoming to expensive to purchase and people are literally going hungry in Venezuela while the country continues to collapse...
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
@sofssu it really is and things are only getting worst for them
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
Yeah when eggs become unafordable then thats when you know you have a serious problem!
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@corvinus (159)
• Philippines
11 Jul 16
The richest man on the planet Bill Gates advised we need to raise chickens because it would solve the world's problem. He calculated how much a chicken farmer can get every year with a typical five hen start-up. Here's the link for his complete analysis.
Learn about how chickens change lives and I’ll donate a flock of chicks in your honor.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
I pretty sure he was on to something here! They say by 2060 their will no longer be drinkable water and food resources would be scarced
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
12 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX
That is just terrible those poor people not having enough to eat and their money worthless.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
Their is a food shortage going on in Venezuela and also the Bolivar fuerte wich is their currency has dropped by 60 percent. Their money is devalued and since their is a food crisis all the prices on food have sky rocketed while their currency is pretty much worhtless now making simple things like eggs very pricey
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@LadyDuck (472087)
• Switzerland
11 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Oh my goodness, I fear that they could do something like this. If I was a rich there I would quit immediately.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jul 16
@LadyDuck Yeah that country isnt even safe for tourist anymore
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
I agree, when the food rus out they say they are going to kill and eat the rich.Its a scary situation indeed
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@JESSY3236 (20039)
• United States
14 Jul 16
That's terrible. That's too pricy for eggs.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Jul 16
Yeah they are literally starving their people in that country
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@Tierkreisze (1609)
• Philippines
11 Jul 16
The only way I can think of to survive in Venezuela then, would be to steal an egg, sitting on it, and getting money from the chicken's eggs.
That or using dollar bills as tissue paper because it's cheaper.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
12 Jul 16
@Tierkreisze Yeah its very sad whats going on in that country
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
Yeah they really have no options and I see civil unrest happening over their soon
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@Tierkreisze (1609)
• Philippines
12 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Now that is really bad. But if civil unrest is better than starving, then why not? Maybe changing the government might be better if it fails to serve it's citizens.
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Not even in a "rich" country would anyone pay that much for a carton of eggs - that is insane. How very scary for the people there. Oh gosh, eating only rice (if they even have rice) is definitely not nutritious.@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
I agree, I fear a civil war will come soon if they keep starving over their
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@much2say (56117)
• Los Angeles, California
11 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX Unfortunately this is very possible. I read they are trying to get into Columbia to get food, but I don't know what's going on at the borders now.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
@much2say Im sure many have fleed the country already but that still wont solve anything
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32747)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Jul 16
My half brothers are Venezuelans. I am now worried about them because they were part of the military.
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@CaptAlbertWhisker (32747)
• Calgary, Alberta
11 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I havent talked to them for 3 years. I messaged them in Facebook and I hope my bros reply.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
I would be worried for him too, the country is really in its worst position
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
@CaptAlbertWhisker yeah let me know how it goes
@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
11 Jul 16
Glad I don't buy eggs very often LOL!
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@AbbyGreenhill (45494)
• United States
11 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I can't eat dairy - so that leaves a lot of stuff out.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
@AbbyGreenhill I hear ya, im lactose intolerant but its just milk and cheese that messes up my stomache, eggs are fine with me as long as I dont eat more than 2 at a time
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
I eat eggs every other day, I enjoy my scrambled eggs in the morning and boiled eggs too as a protein boost
@Inlemay (17713)
• South Africa
14 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX we pay 2$ for a tray of 18 - the more you buy the cheaper they are - 36 eggs is only $4 - but then SA is full of chickens
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jul 16
I pay about 4 dollars for a 18 pack of eggs
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
14 Jul 16
@Inlemay Yeah thats fair priced as it should be, eggs should be affordable to everyone!
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@sallypup (61662)
• Centralia, Washington
13 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I feel kind of mean but I am sticking to it. I've finally stuck our newest hens in their coop and a little covered run. No more free range hens- something was having dinner on our behalf. Nope. These little ladies are under lock and key. At least they get outside.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jul 16
@sallypup I had mine fenced in as well, we eventually ate them old because they got so fat they wouldnt even lay eggs
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jul 16
Iv raised about 15 at a time and it took about 8 months for them to start laying eggs but it was well worth the wait!
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@teamfreak16 (43418)
• Denver, Colorado
12 Jul 16
$150 bucks? Wow. Better be like the best omelet ever.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jul 16
bro it could have sprinkles of shaved gold and still wouldnt be worth it
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
Im not sure, many of them have over 6 months living under these conditions!
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@magallon (19279)
• Philippines
12 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX I don't think they can stay like that for a long time.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jul 16
@magallon Yeah me neither, its just a matter of time until somethiing happens
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
12 Jul 16
So far they have not received any foreign aid
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
15 Jul 16
@rogan99 Hopefully their is soo much going on worldwide that it just complicates their situation some more
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@rogan99 (22)
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12 Jul 16
@BACONSTRIPSXXX i"m sure everything will settle well for them. .Lets hope that the inflation comes down. Atleast they are not in a midst of a war like syria and Iraq :(. .
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@crossbones27 (49721)
• Mojave, California
11 Jul 16
That is what I do not like. When they try to make people dependent on people on the top. They say government is always the problem, but have a feeling corporations have moved passed the government. Even here we have people who are not farmers, but have their own chickens and tiny gardens to at least help offset the cost of corporate greed. People need to stop listening to the people on top if it does not do anything for their lives.
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jul 16
I agree with you, very well said. Everything is going to the private companies and corps and the public gets nothing out of it
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jul 16
Yeah speechless is a normal reaction to this
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@Marilynda1225 (83103)
• United States
11 Jul 16
Gee and I thought eggs were expensive here at over $3 a dozen. Guess $150 puts things in perspective. So sad for the people of Venezuela and how they are struggling for just the basics
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@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
11 Jul 16
I agree, they can even afford the basic survival food etc, I pray for them!
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
15 Jul 16
They are socialist and the country is ran by private groups that only looks out for those who dont oppose them
@BACONSTRIPSXXX (14351)
• West Haven, Connecticut
13 Jul 16
Yeah its a very scary situation for that country
