Nobody like the price of corn going through the roof.
You're so right. Corn is not the answer.
nuclear is an answer though. I actually think there are enough populist democrats of the new crop that would go for it. If we make this about clean air and independence from the Middle East, we could get a buttload of new nuke plants built. Tax credits for wind, solar etc added in too. We could seriously change our economy and the world.