Thread: EPA approves more ethanol in gas

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Originally Posted by Dave Severson

Geez, the Comet ran 9.90 with a 2 on E-90 Saturday!!! Don't know or care about the economics and politics of ethanol, all I know is on the street and the track I can again run 12.5 CR and higher and not have to pay thru the nose for race gas..... Ethanol isn't all bad, folks. Like most things it's just another political toy to toss around and keep the rest of us from realizing the real political problems are the politicians, not the product they support or badmouth!!!! Make sure your blame is cast in the right direction!!!!

Sure, it's a political issue, Dave, and I'm not bashing the product. What galls me is that we basically are having the choice taken away (politicians), and they (politicians) are not openly communicating that we get less value per penny with the product. If the decision was to add 10% soy milk to every gallon of milk sold, and you had to hunt for a specialty outlet to find 100% cows milk I would have the same concerns. The whole ethanol situation was not evaluated completely, and many, many people have been hurt by the push to "go green" with ethanol - those who invested in the ethanol plants that are not economially viable included. Like Barb said, if you switch all of the agri output to ethanol then prices for food skyrocket.

'nuff said, off the soapbox.

Originally Posted by rspears

Sure, it's a political issue, Dave, and I'm not bashing the product. What galls me is that we basically are having the choice taken away (politicians), and they (politicians) are not openly communicating that we get less value per penny with the product. If the decision was to add 10% soy milk to every gallon of milk sold, and you had to hunt for a specialty outlet to find 100% cows milk I would have the same concerns. The whole ethanol situation was not evaluated completely, and many, many people have been hurt by the push to "go green" with ethanol - those who invested in the ethanol plants that are not economially viable included. Like Barb said, if you switch all of the agri output to ethanol then prices for food skyrocket.

'nuff said, off the soapbox.

Absolute truth, Rog.... But the same crap has been going on in politics over many, many "products" for better then 3 decades now.. Those in power have discovered that getting the voters to argue about the "product" and/or blaming the "other party" keeps them in office!!! Instead of just running ALL THE BUMS out of office and letting a new batch of first termers see if they can get it right!!! A couple rounds of those of us who should be controlling what goes on in government VOTING OUT ALL THE INCUMBANTS from dog catcher to President might actually get their attention....