That's a point that the left doesn't want to think about. I remember O telling everyone that keeping tires inflated was needed for the 'environment' so as to keep milage up --then he turned right around and wasted it all on corn fuel.
The mandate for 10% ethanol was before Obama, I think it was during the Clinton mis-administration.
...gas mileage drop by 10%....
That’s a point that the left doesn’t want to think about. I remember O telling everyone that keeping tires inflated was needed for the ‘environment’ so as to keep milage up —then he turned right around and wasted it all on corn fuel.
Some thoughts:
1) Regarding the 10% lower fuel mileage. I have a dodge van that uses the 70% ethanol. Around town, where I don’t need the extra power, I get close to the same mileage as reg gas. I never use it on trips.
2) The original implementation of gasohol was when we had a surplus of corn and didn’t know what to do with it. This was a BETTER (not perfect) option than farm payments.
3) yes the govt does have a proper role in food production. I said Proper. We have had much mission creep. At one time we had a 1-3 year reserve of grain to tide us through bad times. Now, if we don’t use the last bushel of the old crop the day the new crop comes we screwed up. Think about that potential catastrophe.
4) It was promoted at the for energy independence.
5) Iowa has a choice. We can get reg gas or ethanol. If you can’t in your state, there is something affecting your choice, find out what it is.
6) Folks. The city situation is a tough one for pollution, traffic etc. They are not like the rural situation and we in the rural situations need to understand this.
THE PROBLEM IS A ONE SIZE FITS ALL SOLUTION IMPOSED BY OUR CENTRALIZED GOVERNMENT.