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Using corn for ethanol fuel is bone-headed. That's among the first things we should quit doing. It's a convoluted subsidy for corn farmers, nothing more. As an
by throwawayboise 4y ago
Using corn for ethanol fuel is bone-headed. That's among the first things we should quit doing. It's a convoluted subsidy for corn farmers, nothing more. As an energy supply it's net-negative.
- bumby 4y agoIt was the intent of the subsidies to give some level of energy independence in the wake of the OPEC oil crisis, right? Is your stance that is no longer needed because of fracking, etc.? Unfortunately, subsidies have a habit of sticking around past their usefulness. My favorite is alpaca subsidies enacted to ensure cold-weather gear was available during the Korean War. It stuck around until the 1990s I believe.
- rjmunro 4y agoThis is certainly true, but what could the corn farmers do instead that would use less water? In Europe they pay farmers to look after land and specifically not grow crops on it. Maybe something like that is needed in California.