Me, too.
On the one hand, I like having the choice to consume corn squeezins or gasoline and I have little doubt the choice wouldn't be there had the gummint not promoted ethanol with subsidies. And I've also little doubt that Big Oil gets all manner of corporate welfare, too, even if it's not as obvious to me.
But, in the end, I don't like the government picking winners and losers, and IF Cruz is consistent on that, I'll keep my plan to vote for him at my precinct caucus four weeks from now.
(Contrary to what many FReepers seem to think, a LOT of my fellow Iowans HATE ethanol for various reasons. Me, I make my purchase based mostly on simple economics. And, when it's a toss-up, I've generally picked farmers over sheiks, although I'm lately giving more weight to the Dakotas, too.)
Yes definitely those two things...
But, in the end, I don't like the government picking winners and losers, and IF Cruz is consistent on that, I'll keep my plan to vote for him at my precinct caucus four weeks from now.
Yes there is the pure capitalist ideal there...
(Contrary to what many FReepers seem to think, a LOT of my fellow Iowans HATE ethanol for various reasons. Me, I make my purchase based mostly on simple economics. And, when it's a toss-up, I've generally picked farmers over sheiks, although I'm lately giving more weight to the Dakotas, too.)
You hit upon the fact that so many industries are subsidized, like wind power, coal, nukes, aviation, etc. All of those pale in comparison to the subsidization of voting Democrat. The welfare slice of the pie makes the military slice look small. So by the time you get down to ethanol the sliver of pie can only be seen with a microscope.
Why doesn't Cruz point out that gross subsidization? Who cares about nickels and dimes when we've spend trillions on welfare and are shipping in more demographic democrats every day.
Some of the business where I work is based upon the production of ethanol. Corn is now in the three dollars per bushel rather than seven or eight. That has quite an impact on the tractor stock I just bought.
Yes, many mixed feelings.
enjoy your ruined engines and higher food prices..... I can’t believe you actually wrote that.