Goverment trying to stop E85 production? WTH?

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06-21-2011, 10:25 AM

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I'm all for a free market, so if they want to cut ethanol subsidies- fine, but to do that while continuing to hand billions to the oil companies is pretty messed up-

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The feds don't want the competition.

06-21-2011, 03:35 PM

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06-22-2011, 11:34 AM

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Cutting the subsidies out is good for ethanol as a fuel in the long term.

Sucks in the short term though. Prices will still be low enough that I won't be switching back to 91 unless supply completely dries up.