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To: JustaDumbBlonde

Looks like we have answered each other and reached consensus.

As easy as that was, I wish people would go to the trouble to look it up before complaining about how we are burning up our food supply.


96 posted on 01/16/2011 7:50:31 PM PST by tickmeister (tickmeister)
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To: tickmeister; JustaDumbBlonde

I looked it up:)

According to Babcock, Iowa State Univesity, ethanol has added 1.5% to the cost of food in general and significantly higher to meat. Taxpayers foot an additional $5 billion in tax credits.


131 posted on 01/17/2011 1:44:23 PM PST by Cold Heart
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