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		<title>By: pollywog</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1091353</link>
		<dc:creator>pollywog</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Feb 2013 00:16:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.stuff.co.nz/motoring/8260180/McLarens-ghost-revisits-deadly-crash-site

That&#039;s inspirational^^^]]></description>
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<p>That&#8217;s inspirational^^^</p>
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		<title>By: Alan Johnstone</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1091149</link>
		<dc:creator>Alan Johnstone</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 16:23:30 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[They look nice people.

If they can pay the bills, what&#039;s the issue?

Looks like they are raising a brood of future productive, happy taxpayers.

Our demographics aren&#039;t great, we need more babies to pay the bills in future. 

What&#039;s not to like ?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>They look nice people.</p>
<p>If they can pay the bills, what&#8217;s the issue?</p>
<p>Looks like they are raising a brood of future productive, happy taxpayers.</p>
<p>Our demographics aren&#8217;t great, we need more babies to pay the bills in future. </p>
<p>What&#8217;s not to like ?</p>
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		<title>By: Fletch</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1091142</link>
		<dc:creator>Fletch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:43:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Lucy, you&#039;re a feminist right? And never had any kids?
I&#039;m just guessing.
I doubt you have any idea what it&#039;s like to raise 10 kids. You think it&#039;s easy? 

It IS an inspirational story, especially when you consider how many children come from broken homes, or how many are aborted before they even make it into this world. 

Yes, it&#039;s what women and families are supposed to do, but quite often we find miracles in the so-called ordinary or mundane. 

When someone does well at their profession (and being a mother &lt;i&gt;is&lt;/i&gt; a job) should they not deserve praise?
When a musician who is just doing his job does it very well, he is praised. Or a painter, or a scientist, or a cricketer. These are all just people doing their jobs. Scoeity looks at the best of them and say, &#039;well done&#039;; and they inspire others.

Well, being a mother is no less than any other of these jobs (albeit unpaid monetarily). Some do it better than most. Some do it very well. Some excel. And should they not be praised as much as anyone else who excels at their work?

This is what marriage is all about. This is what family is all about. This is what society is all about.
When parents do well at bringing up children they add perhaps more to society than even a musician or a poet. 
They create the future and populate it with their values.

This type of family grows our country and our country&#039;s future.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Lucy, you&#8217;re a feminist right? And never had any kids?<br />
I&#8217;m just guessing.<br />
I doubt you have any idea what it&#8217;s like to raise 10 kids. You think it&#8217;s easy? </p>
<p>It IS an inspirational story, especially when you consider how many children come from broken homes, or how many are aborted before they even make it into this world. </p>
<p>Yes, it&#8217;s what women and families are supposed to do, but quite often we find miracles in the so-called ordinary or mundane. </p>
<p>When someone does well at their profession (and being a mother <i>is</i> a job) should they not deserve praise?<br />
When a musician who is just doing his job does it very well, he is praised. Or a painter, or a scientist, or a cricketer. These are all just people doing their jobs. Scoeity looks at the best of them and say, &#8216;well done&#8217;; and they inspire others.</p>
<p>Well, being a mother is no less than any other of these jobs (albeit unpaid monetarily). Some do it better than most. Some do it very well. Some excel. And should they not be praised as much as anyone else who excels at their work?</p>
<p>This is what marriage is all about. This is what family is all about. This is what society is all about.<br />
When parents do well at bringing up children they add perhaps more to society than even a musician or a poet.<br />
They create the future and populate it with their values.</p>
<p>This type of family grows our country and our country&#8217;s future.</p>
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		<title>By: Lucy</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1091138</link>
		<dc:creator>Lucy</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:09:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I&#039;m absolutely outraged!!!  There is nothing in the least bit &#039;inspirational&#039; about having 10 kids!  This is not something to aspire to!   Albert Einstein is inspirational, Sir Edmond Hilary is inspirational, doctors, nurses and teachers that help people every day are inspirational.   But the fact that two people had ten kids and are raising them themselves?  They are just doing what they should do!   Since when do we congratulate people for simply doing their job?  Have our standards really sunk that low?   It&#039;s like congratulating someone for not cheating on their partner.  Doing the very minimum that is expected is NOT inspirational!  
No, no, no - &#039;inspirational&#039; is reserved for those people who go beyond doing their jobs.  For those people who are helping others, who are making a difference in our communities.  Not people who are merely looking after the children they chose to create.  It&#039;s not like they took in ten kids off the street and are raising them - now that would be inspirational.  But raising your own kids?  How are they helping our community?   And the fact that you label this an &#039;inspiration&#039; and something that we should all &#039;aspire&#039; to is quite frankly disgusting. 
Please David - don&#039;t make any &#039;inspirational&#039; speeches to teenagers!   I can just see your speech now - &#039;the most inspirational thing is for men and women to get married, have children AND look after them!&#039;  Have you gone mad?  It seems our bloggersphere has joined the mainstream media in &#039;dumbing&#039; down our society further. 
I have no problem with this couple having as many kids as they want.  My only objection is you singling it out as something remarkable, inspirational or special.  It is none of those things.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;m absolutely outraged!!!  There is nothing in the least bit &#8216;inspirational&#8217; about having 10 kids!  This is not something to aspire to!   Albert Einstein is inspirational, Sir Edmond Hilary is inspirational, doctors, nurses and teachers that help people every day are inspirational.   But the fact that two people had ten kids and are raising them themselves?  They are just doing what they should do!   Since when do we congratulate people for simply doing their job?  Have our standards really sunk that low?   It&#8217;s like congratulating someone for not cheating on their partner.  Doing the very minimum that is expected is NOT inspirational!<br />
No, no, no &#8211; &#8216;inspirational&#8217; is reserved for those people who go beyond doing their jobs.  For those people who are helping others, who are making a difference in our communities.  Not people who are merely looking after the children they chose to create.  It&#8217;s not like they took in ten kids off the street and are raising them &#8211; now that would be inspirational.  But raising your own kids?  How are they helping our community?   And the fact that you label this an &#8216;inspiration&#8217; and something that we should all &#8216;aspire&#8217; to is quite frankly disgusting.<br />
Please David &#8211; don&#8217;t make any &#8216;inspirational&#8217; speeches to teenagers!   I can just see your speech now &#8211; &#8216;the most inspirational thing is for men and women to get married, have children AND look after them!&#8217;  Have you gone mad?  It seems our bloggersphere has joined the mainstream media in &#8216;dumbing&#8217; down our society further.<br />
I have no problem with this couple having as many kids as they want.  My only objection is you singling it out as something remarkable, inspirational or special.  It is none of those things.</p>
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		<title>By: Monique Watson</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1091111</link>
		<dc:creator>Monique Watson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 09:59:50 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Sooooooo. Going back to the original story, it would appear that the family receives no financial help:
&quot;Their grocery bill is around $500 a week and they receive no financial assistance from the Government, Melanie said.

&quot;My husband is working and building a business so it is not unlike him to get up 4am to do invoicing, then go to work at 6am, come home at 6pm and help with the kids.&quot;

So there, misanthropes.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sooooooo. Going back to the original story, it would appear that the family receives no financial help:<br />
&#8220;Their grocery bill is around $500 a week and they receive no financial assistance from the Government, Melanie said.</p>
<p>&#8220;My husband is working and building a business so it is not unlike him to get up 4am to do invoicing, then go to work at 6am, come home at 6pm and help with the kids.&#8221;</p>
<p>So there, misanthropes.</p>
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		<title>By: Monique Watson</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1091058</link>
		<dc:creator>Monique Watson</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 08:20:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[@tristanb. 
I trust you&#039;ll get a vasectomy prior to exploring fatherhood then. You seem to be quite paranoid about the female leaking vagina and won&#039;t want to go there.
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		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>@tristanb.<br />
I trust you&#8217;ll get a vasectomy prior to exploring fatherhood then. You seem to be quite paranoid about the female leaking vagina and won&#8217;t want to go there.<br />
#</p>
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		<title>By: Fletch</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090985</link>
		<dc:creator>Fletch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:52:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&amp;v=KUY4ztwIVfA]]></description>
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		<title>By: Left Right and Centre</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090973</link>
		<dc:creator>Left Right and Centre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:21:52 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Really Sean? The population of NZ is decreasing? 

Oh well... Mel is only 36... plenty of time left... she can just about take care of that herself eh?]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Really Sean? The population of NZ is decreasing? </p>
<p>Oh well&#8230; Mel is only 36&#8230; plenty of time left&#8230; she can just about take care of that herself eh?</p>
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		<title>By: Left Right and Centre</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090966</link>
		<dc:creator>Left Right and Centre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:09:10 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Viking2... safe to say you&#039;d always be waiting to use the toilet? How many toilets do they have in the house? How about showers... general bathroom use... whoa...]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Viking2&#8230; safe to say you&#8217;d always be waiting to use the toilet? How many toilets do they have in the house? How about showers&#8230; general bathroom use&#8230; whoa&#8230;</p>
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		<title>By: seanmaitland</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090961</link>
		<dc:creator>seanmaitland</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 05:05:26 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Scott Chris you are an idiot - NZ&#039;s population decreased last year, and you&#039;re calling her a selfish cow for having a happy big family, which requires no tax payer assistance.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Scott Chris you are an idiot &#8211; NZ&#8217;s population decreased last year, and you&#8217;re calling her a selfish cow for having a happy big family, which requires no tax payer assistance.</p>
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		<title>By: Chuck Bird</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090901</link>
		<dc:creator>Chuck Bird</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:23:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is New Zealand not Bangladesh or Pakistan.   New Zealand is far better encouraging working couples - married particularly ones to have children than bring in immigrants with alien cultures, particularly those who worship a long dead paedophile.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is New Zealand not Bangladesh or Pakistan.   New Zealand is far better encouraging working couples &#8211; married particularly ones to have children than bring in immigrants with alien cultures, particularly those who worship a long dead paedophile.</p>
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		<title>By: swan</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090896</link>
		<dc:creator>swan</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 03:01:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[For these guys not to be getting WFF, they are either not applying for it deliberately or the guy earns $250,000 (assuming a stay at home mum).  So it is believable, but he must be some sort of executive I suppose.  Quite possible they are just not applying for it.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For these guys not to be getting WFF, they are either not applying for it deliberately or the guy earns $250,000 (assuming a stay at home mum).  So it is believable, but he must be some sort of executive I suppose.  Quite possible they are just not applying for it.</p>
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		<title>By: Viking2</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090886</link>
		<dc:creator>Viking2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:26:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[What does cooking for 12 at once look like. 

Cooking for 12. Two barbeques brother.

Well bath time would be fun. :o:  :cool: :lol:]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>What does cooking for 12 at once look like. </p>
<p>Cooking for 12. Two barbeques brother.</p>
<p>Well bath time would be fun. <img src='http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_surprised.gif' alt=':o' class='wp-smiley' /> :  <img src='http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_cool.gif' alt=':cool:' class='wp-smiley' />  <img src='http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif' alt=':lol:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: Viking2</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090885</link>
		<dc:creator>Viking2</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:24:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[One thing I must say. Didn&#039;t appear to be a Tainui amongst them.  :lol:]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>One thing I must say. Didn&#8217;t appear to be a Tainui amongst them.  <img src='http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_lol.gif' alt=':lol:' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>By: WineOh</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090884</link>
		<dc:creator>WineOh</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 02:23:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I honestly can&#039;t imagine a family of 10 kids.  How do you go on holiday anywhere? How do you go shopping without leaving the brood at home? How many houses in NZ can cope with that sized brood?  
As one of the kids, how much individual attention would you get from your parents, help with schooling, clothes &amp; shoes, trips to the doctor. What does cooking for 12 at once look like. 

And who didn&#039;t think of the MontyPython skit, &quot;Child birth in the 3rd world&quot; (every sperm is sacred...)]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I honestly can&#8217;t imagine a family of 10 kids.  How do you go on holiday anywhere? How do you go shopping without leaving the brood at home? How many houses in NZ can cope with that sized brood?<br />
As one of the kids, how much individual attention would you get from your parents, help with schooling, clothes &amp; shoes, trips to the doctor. What does cooking for 12 at once look like. </p>
<p>And who didn&#8217;t think of the MontyPython skit, &#8220;Child birth in the 3rd world&#8221; (every sperm is sacred&#8230;)</p>
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		<title>By: Left Right and Centre</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090863</link>
		<dc:creator>Left Right and Centre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:10:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fletch-

Pot kettle black is one of the wankiest cliches going around at the moment. Suits you.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fletch-</p>
<p>Pot kettle black is one of the wankiest cliches going around at the moment. Suits you.</p>
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		<title>By: Left Right and Centre</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090862</link>
		<dc:creator>Left Right and Centre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:08:55 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Fletch.....

I will never never never never never never ever ever click on any of your links. Ever. But I reserve the right to flip flop like I&#039;m running down the beach. 

And anywa I&#039;ve seen all of that carry on before plus it&#039;s coming from you so it must just be total lunacy of the highest order is probably a fairly safe assumption to draw... 

Fletch... the world is **fucked** right now this instant already buddy. You couldn&#039;t possibly hope to give every last human on this earth the lifestyle you enjoy today. Now or ever. Even if you could hold the holes closed enough to level off at 7B. Keep it real. Real is the word between deluded and round the twist mate.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Fletch&#8230;..</p>
<p>I will never never never never never never ever ever click on any of your links. Ever. But I reserve the right to flip flop like I&#8217;m running down the beach. </p>
<p>And anywa I&#8217;ve seen all of that carry on before plus it&#8217;s coming from you so it must just be total lunacy of the highest order is probably a fairly safe assumption to draw&#8230; </p>
<p>Fletch&#8230; the world is **fucked** right now this instant already buddy. You couldn&#8217;t possibly hope to give every last human on this earth the lifestyle you enjoy today. Now or ever. Even if you could hold the holes closed enough to level off at 7B. Keep it real. Real is the word between deluded and round the twist mate.</p>
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		<title>By: Fletch</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090860</link>
		<dc:creator>Fletch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:07:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[&lt;i&gt;Fletch… that is the dumbest thing anyone has ever shared with other people.&lt;/i&gt;

Pot... kettle.... black]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><i>Fletch… that is the dumbest thing anyone has ever shared with other people.</i></p>
<p>Pot&#8230; kettle&#8230;. black</p>
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		<title>By: Left Right and Centre</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090858</link>
		<dc:creator>Left Right and Centre</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:04:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Even Gareth Morgan will not like this large family. What if when these kids grow up they get right into cats?

How many extra cats is that going to be then... hmmm? A lot potentially. This family could have a large negative impact on native birds. According to Gareth&#039;s thinking. 

What if.... one of the kids is barren... and so because they can&#039;t have their own large family... as kids of large families are often want to follow in their parent&#039;s footsteps.... they turn into a crazy person and get 20 cats as child substitutes? You see... I hope the parents are teaching their kids about the possible pitfalls uniquely associated with their choice of family size.]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Even Gareth Morgan will not like this large family. What if when these kids grow up they get right into cats?</p>
<p>How many extra cats is that going to be then&#8230; hmmm? A lot potentially. This family could have a large negative impact on native birds. According to Gareth&#8217;s thinking. </p>
<p>What if&#8230;. one of the kids is barren&#8230; and so because they can&#8217;t have their own large family&#8230; as kids of large families are often want to follow in their parent&#8217;s footsteps&#8230;. they turn into a crazy person and get 20 cats as child substitutes? You see&#8230; I hope the parents are teaching their kids about the possible pitfalls uniquely associated with their choice of family size.</p>
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		<title>By: Fletch</title>
		<link>http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2013/02/inspirational.html/comment-page-1#comment-1090855</link>
		<dc:creator>Fletch</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:55:33 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[LR&amp;C, it&#039;s not that simple.

If we looked after everyone as we should then we&#039;d have enough for everyone. 
Do you realize that America burns one third of it&#039;s wheat by producing bio-fuel to keep cars going? Which in turn pushes up food costs.

This from The Economist magazine - 

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But the rise in prices is also the self-inflicted result of America&#039;s reckless ethanol subsidies. &lt;b&gt;This year biofuels will take a third of America&#039;s (record) maize harvest.&lt;/b&gt; That affects food markets directly: &lt;b&gt;fill up an SUV&#039;s fuel tank with ethanol and you have used enough maize to feed a person for a year. And it affects them indirectly, as farmers switch to maize from other crops. The 30m tonnes of extra maize going to ethanol this year amounts to half the fall in the world&#039;s overall grain stocks.&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;

http://www.economist.com/node/10252015?story_id=10252015]]></description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>LR&amp;C, it&#8217;s not that simple.</p>
<p>If we looked after everyone as we should then we&#8217;d have enough for everyone.<br />
Do you realize that America burns one third of it&#8217;s wheat by producing bio-fuel to keep cars going? Which in turn pushes up food costs.</p>
<p>This from The Economist magazine &#8211; </p>
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But the rise in prices is also the self-inflicted result of America&#8217;s reckless ethanol subsidies. <b>This year biofuels will take a third of America&#8217;s (record) maize harvest.</b> That affects food markets directly: <b>fill up an SUV&#8217;s fuel tank with ethanol and you have used enough maize to feed a person for a year. And it affects them indirectly, as farmers switch to maize from other crops. The 30m tonnes of extra maize going to ethanol this year amounts to half the fall in the world&#8217;s overall grain stocks.</b></p></blockquote>
<p><a href="http://www.economist.com/node/10252015?story_id=10252015" rel="nofollow">http://www.economist.com/node/10252015?story_id=10252015</a></p>
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