[Cold Heat]

I would argue that those subsidies will likely come to an end - particularly for reason of the higher costs they impose on the middle class

No, they won't end unless a president takes the lead and fights to end them. BTW, these plants cannot maintain themselves or be built without government aid and constant support.

[WTFOVR]

“BTW, these plants cannot maintain themselves or be built without government aid and constant support.”

Yes, I am aware of that - I have one of these monsters just 12 miles down the road ... I am no supporter of ethanol based fuels. The entire system of ethanol production is a losing game that requires more energy to produce than what it delivers in return - a net loss. Ethanol requires more fuel to run the same distance as does straight gasoline - so you generate more pollution, not less; ethanol totally destroys small 2-stroke engines, and; ethanol is neither kind to 4-stroke engines or their fuel systems.