Ethanol, for it, against it...???...

[r3020]

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@rawhide wrote:

The part I can't figure out is "The evil oil companies" -"  People bitch and moan all the time but when they have a chance to buy fuel from farmers we are a bunch of no good sobs too. I guess people just like to bitch.

At todays below cop corn prices maybe we should just give it to them.

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Ethanol creates a lot of private sector high paying union jobs. Naturally the progressive would be against it. They worship at the alter of Almighty Big Government and anything not coming from their god is not good and must be destroyed.

[hobbyfarm2145365]

Maybe the public (bitchers0  are asking why they still pay 51cent a gallon subsidy to the "ethanol blenders"  .   guess who the blenders are>>>>  I heard a figure fof 30 billion over yrs by Sen Colburn who tried to end this subidy after it was mandated.   I guess  to much  campagn money     

[hobbyfarm2145365]

  BA, who is Jim Gilmore??  he sponors Iowa Ag Summit where all the Repul boot lickers showup for,  like they do for Koch bros palm springs boot lickers   He apparent wheels some political along with Bruce Rastetter  

[BA Deere]

i`m no fan of what Bruce Rastetter and his ilk done to pork production, but if not him it would`ve been someone else.  However the Ag Summit was very productive, each candidate could take time to explain their positions beyond the "sound bite".  It wasn`t political, Democrats were invited and they missed a golden opportunity.  Like if Elizabeth Warren or Webb were there, they would`ve really shined, the hosts would`ve bent over backwards to appear extra fair to the couple Democrats there and the cameras would`ve been rolling.

I honestly didn`t know about Jim Gilmore, I looked him up and pretty much agree with him...against amnesty, NRA member, pro bio-fuels...conservative.   

[hobbyfarm2145365]

If it wasn't politisal why would they showup???? Interestiung to hear how Walker back walked on ethanol, since he was very much against it in past.

[BA Deere]

If I`m a serious contender in politics there would be very few venues that I would pass up to connect with voters.  With Governor Walker changing his mind on ethanol...doesn`t his cousin Dale Walker say "A wiseman changes his mind, a fool never"?    🙂

Rand Paul bypassed the Ag Sumitt and is against ethanol mandates, I will still caucus for him.  One thing that you have to keep in mind is candidates that forgo Iowa and don`t support ethanol, if they win there will be no hooks in them.  Ethanol will have to start from square one winning them over.  I support Rand Paul because this country`s problems are bigger than ethanol.  

[r3020]

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@hobbyfarm2145365 wrote:

Maybe the public (bitchers0  are asking why they still pay 51cent a gallon subsidy to the "ethanol blenders"  .   guess who the blenders are>>>>  I heard a figure fof 30 billion over yrs by Sen Colburn who tried to end this subidy after it was mandated.   I guess  to much  campagn money     

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The blenders credit no longer exist. All the blenders credit ever was not taxing ethanol. Only in the US is not taxing something considered a subsidy, but the credit has been gone for a couple of years along with the tariff on imported ethanol.