Senate vote to quit subsidizing ethanol

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  1. shane0911

    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    I wonder if chit for brains has figured out that Tom Coburn is a Republican yet?
     
  2. OkieTigerTK

    OkieTigerTK Tornado Alley

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    here is what coburn had to say back in march on the matter....

    http://newsok.com/tom-coburns-attac...powerful-allies/article/3552440#ixzz1IqzzbDTy

    unfortunately, upon reading the link lasalle provided, it looks like it doesnt matter...

    it appears this vote may have been largely symbolic. :(
     
  3. mobius481

    mobius481 Registered Member

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    Good news on ethanol subsidies. You should avoid ethanol in boats lawn equipment or any other gasoline that could sit there and not be used for a while. Oddly enough, the cheapest gas here in Lake Charles is ethanol free. I fill up there almost exclusively.
     
  4. martin

    martin Banned Forever

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    true, but killing off corn subsidy will mean cane sugar will be more competitive again.
     
  5. red55

    red55 curmudgeon Staff Member

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    It still can't compete with Latin America.
     
  6. shane0911

    shane0911 Helping lost idiots find their village

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    That is odd because it is .10 to .20 higher than the ethanol crap here in Oklahoma.
     
  7. mobius481

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    I know, so are most of the other ethanol free joints here. I don't understand it. I guess they could be lying but they literally have huge signs advertising no ethanol.
     
  8. OkieTigerTK

    OkieTigerTK Tornado Alley

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    It pisses me off to pay more for ethanol free gas. But I do because I hate ethanol.

    And I thought it was the law that a station has to post on the pump if a feul contains ethanol. It is here in ok, not sure about. Louisiana.
     
  9. LSUsupaFan

    LSUsupaFan Founding Member

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    The main difference of course is the ethanol subsidies are tax credits so the ethanol industry can be profitable (handouts), and the so-called oil subsidies are tax deductions and credits that reduce the taxable income for expenses they incur in the production process.
     
  10. mobius481

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    I think it's the law here to. And don't think of it as paying more for no ethanol, think of it as paying less for ethanol laden gas.
     

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