They are paying McDonnell Douglas for national security. And a loss indemnified fortune. Ethanol is a tax break that encourages both production and consumption. It is pennies compared to 100 percent plus. You’re right it’s no comparison, but it’s not the tax break for refiners that is the greater subsidization.
What in God's name are you talking about? The discussion is not about a tax break. It is about the Renewable Fuel Standard - a mandate that forces gasoline producers to buy and use a set amount of ethanol each year, whether they want it or not. Forcing a company or an individual to buy a product from another private party is wrong, whether it is Obamacare or ethanol. If the ethanol industry cannot survive without the government forcing people to buy their product, then it needs to go out of business.