[Cadaverous Pallor]

And we pay for the gas/oil used to run tractors, transport food, build homes, pave streets, and oh yeah, run everything, period. In the end, you still have the oil companies making record profits while the price of everything goes up and people make hard choices. Are they still a scapegoat?

Regarding the $20 loaf of bread, your either/or situation makes no sense. Either someone risks their life to earn a markup, or no one gets food. Um, how about all the people who actually assist in crisis situations without wanting rewards? Don't tell me they don't exist. We've had enough crises in the past few years that I've heard plenty of stories otherwise.