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Change in general, should always come gradually , that way the inevitable consequences rear their head early. Its the bold paintstrokes that topple the world on

• mikem170 1y ago
  > Obamas biofuels come to mind triggering the arab spring by raising bread prices. Why do you call them "Obama biofuels" when biofuel mandates were passed while Bush was president? Standards for biofuels appeared in the Energy Policy Act of 2005 [0] (mandating 4 billion gallons of biofuel by 2006, 7.5 billion by 2012) and the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007 [1], aka the Clean Energy Act of 2007 (mandating 36 billion gallons of biofuel by 2022). Bush signed both laws. I assume that corn-state representatives were pushing for more biofuels, since farmers want to sell more corn, regardless of how green anything is, or is not. At the time Obama was one of many in congress, both Democrats and Republicans, who voted in favor of these laws. I would agree with you that biofuel production exacerbated food supply issues leading into the Arab Spring. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Policy_Act_of_2005 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Policy_Act_of_2005 [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Independence_and_Security_Act_of_2007 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Energy_Independence_and_Securi...