[flashbunny]

the only reason they are close to profitable is that they are freaking subsidized.

It shocks and saddens me that people on a conservative site can be either so blind or so dumb to the truth.

[Keith in Iowa]

>>>It shocks and saddens me that people on a conservative site can be either so blind or so dumb to the truth.<<<

I'm shocked at you too. And saddened. Deeply. :)

[Swiss]

Just wondering, how much is the yearly subsidy for Ethanol production?

[TKDietz]

Just how much are ethanol producers subsidized? Corn farmers receive subsidies that go down when the price of corn goes up. Ethanol blenders, often your local oil/gasoline companies that supply gas stations get a $.51 per gallon income tax credit for every gallon of pure ethanol the blend in. As far as I know the producers themselves don't get any subsidies unless a state gives them the subsidies. They make a profit because they can produce ethanol for somewhere in the neighborhood of a dollar a gallon and then sell it for more than that.