Posted on 12/11/2015 11:57:00 PM PST by Cincinatus' Wife
Donald Trump attacked Ted Cruz for not supporting ethanol subsidies. He said in Iowa on Friday, "Oil companies give him a lot of money, so he's for oil."
The thing about oil and gas is, it doesn't require big subsidies, because it's the cheapest and most efficient form of fuel for cars. Ethanol, on the other hand, does require big government subsidies, because it is highly uneconomical. Ethanol is much more expensive than oil and gas and, gallon for gallon, produces much less energy than gasoline. That's why the government has to hand over billions in subsidies to big agri-businesses to keep it going. And that's also why the government has to force oil companies to blend ethanol in with their fuels. Because without government coercion, oil companies wouldn't do it, and the price of gasoline would be substantially lower than it is now.
Additionally, ethanol actually acts as a corrosive on car engines. It slowly degrades car parts over time.
But the worst thing about ethanol is that not only does it require taxpayer subsidies, and not only does it raise the price of blended gas, but it also raises the price of many different kinds of foods. Ethanol is made with corn - a lot of it. And when a lot of corn production is diverted to ethanol, there is less corn available to use for food. Corn is heavily used as a sweetener in many food products. By raising the price of corn, the price of many different kinds of foods are raised.
That is what subsidizing ethanol gives us. That is what Donald Trump is for and Ted Cruz is against. Ted Cruz is starting to lead in some Iowa polls, and he's doing it without this kind of pandering...
(Excerpt) Read more at americanthinker.com ...
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>> “False. Trump said nothing about ethanol subsidies.” <<
Wrong. - Ethanol cannot compete with proper use of the land without subsidies.
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>> “There are times for realpolitik. Trump understands it.” <<
An amusing slogan.
Trump has lived his entire adult life involved in questionable politics. He buys elected thugs cheaply.
None of his signature projects could have been done without stooping to that level.
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I think you’re sick.
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Another CNN fan, huh!
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So, it gets double use, and that really should be part of the value analysis and it seldom is.
So, I support Trump's position to the extent it eventually phases out subsidies, and I support Cruz's position to the extent it phases out subsidies. And the phaseout should be based on the total value and not only on 'gallon to gallon' value.
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>> “Well Cruz criticized Trump the day before” <<
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No, he simply stated that he disagreed with Trump’s position.
He made no false allegations WRT Trump.
Trump made several provably false allegations WRT Cruz.
Let’s keep it straight.
“Why do you think Beef, Pork, and Poultry prices have doubled in the last few years and with the new mandate of 15% mix, will continue to rise.”
The price of all the other crops (wheat, soy, etc.) has also increased because those crops have been replaced by ethanol corn. Even the Greenies are moving/have moved against ethanol because of all the water it takes to grow the corn (way more than wheat) and also to process it into ethanol.
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CW: “Something else I’m noticing, the MSM is promoting Trump”
TF: “With respect, I think you’re the only person in America seeing that.”
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Sorry TF, but everyone in America that is paying attention is seeing that in vivid Technicolor.
Only Trump sycophants fail to see the Media doing all they can to keep Trump constantly visible, with long spots of face time to make his assertions for free.
The MSM should have to register as a Trump Super PAC.
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(Shhhhhh....) Heh heh heh.
Certainly not relying on the pollsters from the leftist Moonbats at Monmouth U.
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Mandating Ethanol in gasoline is itself a carefully crafted subsidy to the growers that consent to taking their land out of food production, which is a part of UN Agenda 21, intended to reduce the population through starvation.
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Trump is definitely not “moving on to taking care of a country in trouble.”
He has moved into the opposition party to derail the coming conservative victory.
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You are quite wrong. All the post represents is someone with ZIP ZERO NADA except bluster to defend a candidate with a 26-year-long history of party-switching and leftist-moderate politics, who didn't even join the Republican party until it became the party of McCain - Romney.
Those who cannot argue facts, post cute little videos and insults.
Whatever
Amen — well said.
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>> “Certainly not relying on the pollsters from the leftist Moonbats...” <<
And Reuters, ABC, NBC, CBS, MSNBC, CNN, and Fox are not “leftist moonbats?”
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Strange world you live in!
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I'm totally aware of that. I'm not a noob.
I was hoping she would respond directly to me.
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You’re getting easy to entertain. :o)
Yeah, yeah yeah...people don't eat feed-corn. Growers feed the expended mash to livestock, it's better for them than the unfermented grain.
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Speaking the truth is usually not considered a smear unless it exposes Donnie-boy’s nakedness.
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