Beam me to Planet Gore !
Posted on 12/08/2010 2:54:27 PM PST by Delacon
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How they can say this with a straight face is testament to the arrogance & stupidity of uber intellectuals.
Just get rid of the 10% corn crap gookin' up our gasoline & everything will be fine!
Can't buy clear gas in the Denver Metro Area anymore (year round) because of the subsidies even though stations are only required to carry it four months out of the year. Last station stopped selling it a year ago because the owner couldn't compete. E10 is cheaper — guess why.
Sorry, meant to ping you to my last.
De-fund monitoring and enforcement. End of problem.
What they've done is actionable on many levels(i.e. stealing our money to help corn whores, ruining our machinery with crappy product, etc.).
In the meantime, try additives, anything you can get your hand on, experiment.
I try to supplement every tankful & have found it very useful.
The Lucas product are good albeit pricey, so I'm more inclined to experiment with Big Lot's product, etc..
This article doesn’t go far enough. It calls for ending the tariff and the subsidy but doesn’t call for ending the mandate(the requirement that ethanol be added to gasoline). Yep, end the mandate or defund its enforcement.
If we lost some politicians from corn growing states, it would be worth it.
domestic ethanol production would plummet
We need to produce less of the things that waste our tax dollars, like ethanol, Dems and RINOs. And more of our own oil.
“...end to ethanol price supports.”
So, let me get this straight. The fuel suppliers are FORCED to mix gasoline with 10% ethanol, which is subsidized, and now the subsidy is going to be removed?
Gee, what will that do to gas prices at the pump?
What kind of additive? The problem for me is the low evaporation temperature of the ethanol.
And there is the rust factor caused by ethanol.
How much gas and diesel is wasted every year to make all this energy poor, economically undesirable fuel?
Perhaps a big push is in order. First the subsidy, then the whole industry. Perhaps they can repeal the sin tax on Ethanol to make up for the loss of subsidy. It would make next year more bearable anyway.
“So, let me get this straight. The fuel suppliers are FORCED to mix gasoline with 10% ethanol, which is subsidized, and now the subsidy is going to be removed?
Gee, what will that do to gas prices at the pump”?
Reasonable question. The article calls for ending the tariff on foreign sugar ethanol(57 cents per gallon). That alone will drive the cost of ethanol gas down to or less that what it is now with the subsidy. But yes, ending the mandate to add ethanol as well as the subsidy and the tariff would be the best move.
It's really not to pricey if you buy the gallon bottle, I just got tired of dosing out a few oz. at a time.
For awhile I had one of those plastic lab type bottle you squeeze to dispense a bit at a time, but I left it on a pump somewhere.
So lately I've been buying a similar but cheaper version from Big Lot's because it comes in a 16 oz. easy to handle bottle (plus it's $2) which I just slurp a little in each tank before fill-up.
Cool. I have been using diesel. What is the Lucas stuff made of. Sounds British.
Lets get America back to doing with ethanol what it does best. Turn it into whiskey. I say get them to remove all taxes on booze. Will certainly make next year bearable. ;)
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