I once complained because I had no shoes and then I saw a man who had no feet...So I followed him home because I figured he might have some shoes he wasn't using.
Here is the weird world we are living in right now. There is a mad rush on high def TV's for the Super bowl creating a sudden price increase price but that is not stopping people from paying inflated prices. At the same time, the demand for corn used in the ethanol fuels has increased the cost of corn and created a "Tortilla shortage" that many poor use as the staple of their diet.
The difference between the ultra rich and the poor becomes greater every day.
When told the Peasants had no bread, Queen Antoinette who was so out of touch said, "Let them eat cake." The peasants stormed the castle and cut off her head!