Nothing unusual about this, although it can be done wisely or foolishly. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/ethanol-has-forsaken-us/602191/ http

Nothing unusual about this, although it can be done wisely or foolishly. https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/ethanol-has-forsaken-us/602191/ https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2019/11/ethanol-ha... If we are to survive and thrive on this planet, it would be good to do it more wisely. In general, the "free market" can be easily overstated, it has ever been this way. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercantilism Not to mention colonialism as a driver of early capitalist economy.