Well Richard Bridge,

as more people become unemployed, they won't have money to spend on luxuries like food - the clooapse of capitalism has been creeping on for quite a while.

But,

Out here in Aus, it has been revealed that Supermarket chains are noi longer using a 100% markup on food items, it now is 1000% to 3000% - that 10 to 30 times - and they are paying the farmer less each year.

Governmnets have worked out that a high unemployment figure will upset people to the point of riot, so like the frog in the pot of water, they have been gradually allowing people to work longer hours for less pay (tired people can't think and fight as well) and fudging the unemployment figures - if you "work" one hour a week, you are not "unemployed".

Robin