Hey, i’ll meet ‘em halfway. I’ll be willing to drop a good thing (for us oilpatch types, anyway) if everyone else will play by some of the rules that we have to contend with.
Drop the 15% Depletion Allowance on ALL mining (good), but then have EVERYBODY pay a flat 7% off-the-top Gross Production tax on EVERYTHING that is “productioned” everywhere by anybody in this country(bad).
Make it Law and run it ..oh, ... about a year aughta do it.
Then, everyone will be on the same page and THEN we can have a discussion of who is subsidizing what. :)
A level playing field is what we all need.
Understanding that Ethanol is not the only form of motor fuel subsidized is a step in that direction.