There have been a number of news headlines over the course of the past year that I've personally found wildly disturbing.

However, it is this one in particular from CNN that I've found to be of particular note. It's titled, "Should the government control the price of food and gas?"

Throughout the piece, author Charles Riley looks into the history of price controls both within the past 100 years and of more recent note as well. The basic question behind the article is this: because of rampant inflation "should governments consider setting the price of essential goods?"

While I (sometimes) believe that there is no such thing as a stupid question, the very idea that this notion is being presented to the public is something which I find concerning. I don't think it's any secret to regular readers of The Organic Prepper what the position of the mainstream media (MSM) is on these issues. Though a question is being asked, are we ignorant of what the hoped for answer is?