[thackney]

A tax exemption is not a subsidy.

You sound like Clinton redefining "alone" and "is".

If the Federal Government gives money to, or waives taxes of one product over the other, it is a subsidy.

[Mr. Lucky]

Fair enough, but isn't federally granted immunity from liability just as much a subsidy? Without this subsidy, oil companies have all dropped MTBE's and moved to ethanol.

[newgeezer]

You sound like Clinton redefining "alone" and "is".

Nice try but, as opposed to the person in your bad analogy, I actually pointed you to the dictionary definition. If you're truly up to the task, try reasoning instead of name-calling.

If the Federal Government gives money to, or waives taxes of one product over the other, it is a subsidy.

That's your definition, not the dictionary's. If you have a problem with that, tell it to the people at Merriam-Webster.