Reminds me of something I read about the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Back in that day there was a guy in charge of the county courthouse in Chicago. He was legendary in trying to save the taxpayer’s money. He would ration out the supply of paper clips for example.
Well O’Leary’s cow kicked over the lamp and soon the fire was headed for the courthouse. Workers and onlookers soon arrived to help move valuable stuff out of the courthouse. The guy in charge of the courthouse refused to let them do it. Why something would get stolen or broken and he wasn’t going make the taxpayers pay for that foolishness.
They left everything in the building from irreplaceable records to expensive furniture. The fire department tried to save it but soon it was engulfed in flames.
The social programs is like the Chicago Fire. Worrying about ethanol is like worrying about a bathtub overflowing on the Titanic.
Hell with the price of gasoline edging towards $4.00 I don’t see the need for ethanol subsidies but there is a lot more important things to worry about.
You got that part right. Social programs, like fires, are hard to fight once they are started. Sometimes the best you can do is contain them and keep them from spreading.
Worrying about ethanol is like worrying about a bathtub overflowing on the Titanic.
Tell that to the people who are suffering from food riots and can't afford to buy bread in third world countries.
Hell with the price of gasoline edging towards $4.00 I don’t see the need for ethanol subsidies
No, you don't need subsidies if you get your greasy politician friends to mandate more ethanol use. It's like having a bunch of blank checks on the taxpayer's account.