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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 (#30355947)
Honest question - did farm subsidies precede the FR?
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Re:U.S. corn-based ethanol worse for the climate than gasoline by landemva on Wednesday February 16, 2022 @12:04AM (#30356552)
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

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