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America's very own corrupt and stupid central planning....actually central planning implies some greater purpose, American ethanol policy is a kind of petit fas
by watchandwait 16y ago
America's very own corrupt and stupid central planning....actually central planning implies some greater purpose, American ethanol policy is a kind of petit fascism because it is designed to benefit a handful of insider corporations (ADM, etc) at the expense of society at large. If you buy food, drive a car, or raise livestock, your government is screwing you. The impact in the Third World is truly tragic, as American ethanol policy is a significant factor driving the current food crisis.
Change we can believe in, indeed!
- ck2 16y agoIt's not a democrat or republican thing, I am very liberal and progressive and I think this ethanol use is a complete scam. So do many others on both sides. Now if it was made from switchgrass, maybe as much as 5% would not hurt and E85 for specially designed cars would be fine. But ethanol from other sources is years away and the subsidies for corn seem to be as permanent as the lack of gun control in this country. But they have laws designed for 2020 in effect now, which is asinine. Oh and it's not just America, E85 is big in Europe too.
- aaronbrethorst 16y agoThis comes from a bill passed in 2007.