Posted on 12/15/2010 7:32:27 AM PST by george76
We've tried the ethanol experiment, and it's failed.
Ethanol hasn't significantly affected our dependence on imported oil, nor has it significantly cut carbon emissions. It has, however, cost taxpayers a bundle, including raising food prices.
Corn-based ethanol is uneconomic as a fuel, especially compared with gasoline and diesel. Ethanol requires mandates to make motorists use it and a generous subsidy of 45 cents a gallon to get refiners to produce it.
Even if ethanol were a solution to any of our energy problems — and it's not — ethanol can be produced cheaper in countries like Brazil with abundant sugar cane. But to protect the domestic industry from competition, that government imposes a 54 percent-per-gallon tariff on ethanol imports.
There is still time to block the extension.
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Be sure and apply for your check from the oil industry.
If you guys out in Iowa and Nebraska want to take the Saudis down a few pegs by producing cheap, abundant Ethanol fuel, go ahead and knock yourselves out.
The three-decade lab experiment thusfar has concluded that you just can’t do it without massive taxpayer subsidies.
The ethanol tax credit alone costs American taxpayers over $6 billion per year.
Dear Sir,
If you believe in free markets and cutting government spending, consider this:
Ethanol hasn't significantly affected our dependence on imported oil, nor has it significantly cut carbon emissions. It has, however, cost taxpayers a bundle, including raising food prices.
Corn-based ethanol is uneconomic as a fuel, especially compared with gasoline and diesel. Ethanol requires mandates to make motorists use it and a generous subsidy of 45 cents a gallon to get refiners to produce it.
The subsidy to 2015 will cost taxpayers nearly $5 billion.
What are Republicans going to do about this?
Regards,
Have you already cashed your check from Archer Daniels Midland?
End the subsidies. Enough already.
Ethanol produces more CO2 gases per BTU when burned than gasoline. It also takes more carbon-based fuel to produce it than can be recovered from it. It’s not a viable alternative to fossil fuels. It’s also corrosive and requires modifications to gas-burning fuels in order to use it. It isn’t as efficient as gasoline - you need more of it to go the same distance. It raises the cost of food and costs the taxpayers money. It’s a scam to funnel taxpayer money to Midwestern politicians.
I sure wish they would get it out of the gas in Florida. It ruins outboards.
I just sent it to DeMint’s office.
Dear Sir,
Unfortunately due to many votes in the Corn Belt we can not do anything about this at this time. Sorry about that and I had a good cry over it if it makes you feel any better. Don’t forget to vote Republican.
Sadly,
John
LOL. Nice!
corn ethanol uses tons of water ( a big problem in many states ) and removes corn from the food supply, thus creating higher food prices.
I’ll bet the only response you get is a solicitation for money to put more “conservatives” in office in 2012.
DeMint, Pence, Ryan, and "the twins" (Palin/Bachmann) exhibit the most Conservative spine.
Failure my ass. Do you know how many tax dollars are funneled to Agri-Business for that crap? Trust me, it’s a resounding success.
Oil companies are invested in ethanol. They know a money making scam when they see it.
It is more efficent to fuel a horse with corn than convert to ethanol.
LOL...... and thanks.
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