Food Prices Up Because of Drought?
Get Water to the Drought Stricken Areas
From Flooded States.


THE KUHNS REPORT


LAS VEGAS


Hello America, and how is the world treating you?

The news media just yesterday said the country is in a severe drought and because of lack of water crops  like corn is dying. The media went on to say price for food is going to  go up at leas three-percent. Christ, food prices have been rising for the past year.  If the crops in the Midwest  need water then I say, "Get water to the crops." How?  Easy. Transport the water from the states that have it  to the  water starved bread basket of the country. It can't be done you say? Wrong. It can. Currently all over the world we  cart water in water trucks to areas in Iraq, Afghanistan and other countries on a daily basis.

Here are some suggestions for out lazy politicians sitting on their butts in Washington. Transport water. At any given time in this country there is a city or state experiencing a flood. Those waters can be used for irrigation in times of drought. The water from the floods in a city or state can be caught and stored in large tanks, above or below the ground. It serves a two fold purpose. First, the water being reclaimed  and put into the storage tanks will give relief to the flooded city or state and  Second,  that water can be  transported to the states like Nebraska, Kansas, Missouri, etc., that need the water for their crops. Folks, it is a no-brainer. The water being stored from a flood ravaged area in one state can be stored in tanks or better yet, why not  have a pipe line system transport water from state to state  when required. The idea of- - we have a drought so  the farmers are going to raise food prices is unacceptable. The problem with that is when the food prices are raised, they stay up and never, ever, come back down. The farmers and yes, the government, hate to reduce the food  prices once they got their raise. The food prices always go up but they never come back down once the freeze, drought, or whatever is over. It's not unlike the government saying "we're going to impose a temporary tax." "It's just temporary." But once  the tax is there, "IT IS NEVER TEMPORARY." It is there for ever. Never reversed.

It would be cheaper in the long run to lay pipe lines between states to transfer needed water to irrigate and feed the drought infested areas or  even cheaper to  build large water tank storage areas above and below ground for use in emergency drought times. People, it would not take that much to have water shifted from flood ravaged areas to areas that need it. If the crops have the water needed to have them produce there would be no reason to constantly use the excuse " we have to raise food prices." It seems our country does not plan ahead for emergencies or disasters. Instead, the government always acts "after the fact." and then squeals that someone should have seen the problem coming. The result, the politicians pass  the buck and say they will form a committees to investigate the problem. What a joke.

If our government can transport convoy's of tanker trucks full of water to people in other countries, why not here? We have the technology and skills. And if  the water transport pipe lines or  storage tanks were  built in different states across the country that would put tens of thousands of people to work. It would be a win, win situation and another upside would be  food prices could remain stable. And, - that is my opinion. Make your own decisions. You decide.

Bradley W. Kuhns, Ph.D., O.M.D.
Dr. Kuhns can be reached by e-mail at:
bradleykuhns@gmail.com