Gas 10% ethanol

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Originally Posted by mrtexas

It was done to buy votes in the corn belt. Ethanol can be produced more economically other ways. Without the ethanol subsidy and requirement there wouldn't be ethanol in gasoline. Oil companies won't intentionally put more expensive components in gasoline voluntarily.

The government was looking to politicize the production of gasoline even more and pick winners and losers. It was a significant negative disruption of refinery gasoline economics. A real loser in all ways.

Just an off topic thing but it's related to farming. They are putting in a shrimp farm in sw mn. Finally fresh shrimp here. Miss fresh seafood.


I think, it was a fast viable solution to oil, maybe not the best. Very little in life isn't somehow effected by local, state, or federal mandate. Take a day and think about everything you do. From getting your mail to driving to get a sandwich.