Although the Georgian invasion of Southern Ossetia has dominated the news, other stories occurring in Texas merit our attention. Governor Rick Perry (I’ll call him Governor rather than Viceroy on this once, since he stoop up against the world court, the Mexican Government, and the current regime in the execution of the pervert/murderer Jose Medellin) has been denied a waiver concerning Texas not using ethanol in Texas.
The timing of the EPA denying his requested waiver is suspicious in itself. The occurrence of that about the time of his defying the regime concerning the execution of a killer is highly suspect. In some ways, it makes me wonder if it is paybacks for standing up to the empire.
It is no surprise that the Texas Corn Producers support the use of ethanol. The farmers receive $.51 a gallon in federal subsidies for the ethanol they produce. With all the gasoline sold in Texas, that amounts to some real money. I believe in supporting local farmers, and make it a point to buy Texas produce, but I do not believe in being forced to do so by the government. I find the subsidy/kickback repulsive. To make fuel out of a substance needed to feed the population is bad stewardship. With so many people starving in the world, the idea of making corn into fuel and forcing the people to accept it is just plain dumb.
The use of federal subsidies to pay off the farmers is not good financial policy. It was not good during the depression, it is not good now. Previous generations saw the effects of government programs used to artificially manipulate the farm product market. Subsides destroyed the economy then, and will do so again if they are allowed to continue. Besides that ethanol is clogging up boat motors, causing more pollution and creating more problems than it is solving.
The push for more ethanol use is nothing more than more fascism in the form of big business in the form of Archer Daniels Midland joining forces with the regime in fleecing the people.
Free Texas!
J Murrah
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