Re:U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline
by landemva on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @06:51PM
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Subsidies are the symptom. The reason is fed govt ability to create unlimited spending. The reason for that is 3rd central bank known as 'Federal Reserve' which manipulates interest rate on govt debt issuance.
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Re:U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline
by edmundsauto on Tuesday February 15, 2022 @10:13PM
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Honest question - did farm subsidies precede the FR?
Re:U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline
by landemva on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @12:04AM
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Subsidies in general are enabled by deficit money printing which would presently be unaffordable without interest rate suppression.
Farm subsidies take various forms such as tax preferences, import tariffs, and a USDA organization specifically tasked with manipulating crop prices. https://www.usda.gov/ccc