Rep. Welch (D, VT) admits government’s flop on ethanol
Commons sense approach to Ethanol! Ethanol a flop!
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OK, I live in farm country and I need to help get rid of some of the myths here. #1 We were growing the corn anyway. We have not put anymore corn in the ground due to Ethanol. We couldn't , Every bit of ground possible was already in corn production. Been that way since the 70's and 80's when the government programs changed and started pushing big corn farms instead of small farms that raised a number of different things. #2 Ethanol has been good for the local economy. Not just for the farmers but, the Ethanol plants themselves hire workers and pay a good wage. Plus, The truckers that haul it. The C02 in your pop is a by product of Ethanol production and a whole industry has sprung up around that. And, another byproduct is a good cattle feed and has started a whole industry around that.
I did't read the whole article and I know that I will never convince any of you to change your minds but, often people forget that for every dollar spent on something there are several more dollars that are made from the off shoots of that original dollar. That is true of any thing. Lets not forget that the health of the economy has nothing at all to do with how a dollar is made by someone. It is how fast that dollar moves around. When the dollars quit moving we have a problem. They need to stay in circulation.
Locally Ethanol has done a lot to keep those dollars circulating. The only reason I can afford to eat, much less go camping, is because of it. I know that you believe that has nothing to do with your personal lives but, it actually does.
But, I have no idea how your lives work either so I don't really expect you to care about mine or anyone elses. That's the American way. Only worry about Number One and stick it to everybody else. Especially these days.
I did't read the whole article and I know that I will never convince any of you to change your minds but, often people forget that for every dollar spent on something there are several more dollars that are made from the off shoots of that original dollar. That is true of any thing. Lets not forget that the health of the economy has nothing at all to do with how a dollar is made by someone. It is how fast that dollar moves around. When the dollars quit moving we have a problem. They need to stay in circulation.
Locally Ethanol has done a lot to keep those dollars circulating. The only reason I can afford to eat, much less go camping, is because of it. I know that you believe that has nothing to do with your personal lives but, it actually does.
But, I have no idea how your lives work either so I don't really expect you to care about mine or anyone elses. That's the American way. Only worry about Number One and stick it to everybody else. Especially these days.
