mcCain - end ethanol subsidies! - how's this playing in the corn belt?

[msongs]

personally I think its a good idea to elimate them - ethanol is not cost effective vs oil, though it does reduce imported oil some maybe, but its mostly a scam for corporate farms it seems.

Not sure the corn belt states are gonna like that though.

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[grannie4peace]

1. there was a post today from iowa that said they didn't like it at all-

mcshit is toast in iowa!!!! :):)

[TheCoxwain]

2. Pros and Cons for Ethanol as I understand

Cons first:

1)They are not carbon nuetral .. its takes more energy in than they give out

2) They affect food prices.

Pros:

1) Geo-Politics reducing dependence on Middle east .. ( for what it is worth)

2) Local Jobs



So there you go -- depending on what you support you can either be for or against it

[RollWithIt]

3. The key thing is the job creation.... look at it this way....

Foreign oil creates thousands of jobs, so does Ethanol fuel production. It's not a perfect alternative source, but it's a net positive for the regions it's produced in.

[depakid]

5. You forgot a major con

[msallied]

4. Well, Obama's had Iowa in the can for awhile...

It will be nice to see how this affects Indiana and Ohio, though.

[Motown_Johnny]

6. Agreed, Obama mentioned Bio-Diesel without attacking corn based ethanol. McCain fucked up

and wasn't thinking about Missouri

[pleah]

7. McCrazy keeps that crap up and he will definately lose the midwest.

I grew up in a farming community and they won't take kindly to that at all.

[msongs]

8. nebraskas probably too repub for this to affect anything? nt

[madrchsod]

9. not very well ......

if this info got out to the farmers it would be very bad for crash but most farmers listen to right wing bullshit.

only big ed can reach these guys out here on the prairie.

ethanol should be used for the production of food stocks not fueling automoblies