Rice Shortage? Yes, There Is Such a Thing.

When I think of "rice", I think of it as a basic food group, a staple that can be found in some quantity in every home imaginable. Just one cup of the little granules from a huge bag can feed a family for days.
Not so much anymore.
According to The New York Sun, areas that were once thought to be the breadbasket of the world (let alone the nation) are now crying poor in the rice department.
(For the full story: http://nysun.com/news/food-rationing-confronts-breadbasket-world).
I didn't even think something like this was possible; after all, how much rice can one family eat?
Wait, don't answer that.
The point is, such an occurence is yet another sign of the times. First gas became a precious commodity, then milk shot up in price, now we're dealing with a shortage that affects an everyday food item for most families.
What's next? Will we be forced to wear burlap sacks?
Perhaps this problem is a result of our insatiable consumerism. After all, we live in a time where we are pressured to buy, buy, buy in all departments ranging from designer clothes to high-tech gadgets to groceries. Although this rationing system is probably a good thing for the moment, such a system won't taper our society's obsession with buying. We as a whole need to exercise self-control when it comes to shopping; perhaps looking the other way during that 2-for-1 sale on rice may have prevented this problem in the first place. Unfortuantely, I don't see such imposed limits on household products coming to a halt anytime soon; if anything this issue will spread to other areas in terms of locations and products before we see any glimmer of improvement.
In the meantime, it's all about portion control at this point.

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