India's finance minister calls U.S. fuel-ethanol mandates (as pushed by Thomas Daschle, D-SD to drive up corn prices) a crime against humanity.
Our local food store also cites the conversion of corn to ethnanol (all done in the nominal interests of "green" ecology, although the green flowing into the pockets of the ethanol producers is more to the point) is responsible for higher food prices.
There is nothing the working American doesn't savvy about "higher food prices" thanks to Federal ethanol fuel mandates. We need to make this clear between now and the election.
To: Winged Hussar
Somebody needs to arrest Algore and his cronies for genocide and crimes against humanity.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
2 posted on
04/14/2008 2:28:21 PM PDT by
goldstategop
(In Memory Of A Dearly Beloved Friend Who Lives In My Heart Forever)
To: Winged Hussar
he praised sugar-based ethanol of the sort made in Brazil and questioned whether tariffs to block the fuel -- such as the U.S. uses -- make "economic sense."
Why are we imposing tariffs on ethanol that's not made from grain products? This only encourages the use of corn for ethanol, which is something we should be actively discouraging.
To: Winged Hussar
It is appalling. I agree completely. We have TONS of oil under the ground doing absolutely no good at all unless it is drilled for, but lets starve people and turn perfectly good food into what oil can do better and CHEAPER.
To: Winged Hussar
The occurrence of the term “food riot” over at Google’s news search engine has an update:
278 22 mar 08
289 23 mar
330 24 Mar
380 26 Mar
970 02 Apr
1330 05 Apr
1698 07 April 08
1,781 08 Apr
2,168 09 April
2,331 10 April
1,908 11 April
3,125 12 April
3,318 13 April
11 posted on
04/14/2008 2:46:50 PM PDT by
BGHater
(It's easy to be brave from a distance.)
To: Winged Hussar
When millions of people are going hungry, it's a crime against humanity that food should be diverted to biofuels
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I agree. Bring anyone responsible for these mandates up on charges.
To: Winged Hussar
16 posted on
04/14/2008 3:24:18 PM PDT by
blam
(Secure the border and enforce the law)
To: Winged Hussar
Nothing to see here folks, move along!18 posted on
04/14/2008 3:43:50 PM PDT by
Caipirabob
(Communists... Socialists... Democrats...Traitors... Who can tell the difference?)
To: Winged Hussar
Has anyone shown up with a “Soylent Green” reference yet?
19 posted on
04/14/2008 4:08:19 PM PDT by
Jimmy Valentine
(DemocRATS - when they speak, they lie; when they are silent, they are stealing the American Dream)
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