Who get's the $.51 ethanol subsidy?? Can you say big oil??

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I was indeed shocked to learn that most of the $.51 a gallon ethanol subsidy goes to the producers that BLEND the ethanol with gasoline.. And not the ethanol producer although they can share in a small amount of it!!

Be eliminating this subsidy, we could save the taxpayers of $3 billion a year..

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1. why not FINE them $.51 a gallon if they DON'T blend in ethanol?

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2. Not enough ethanol can be made

to blend it with all gasoline..

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3. ok not "all" gasoline, just mandate current ethanol use levels

perhaps increasing each year.

the point is, why should government PAY filthy rich oil companies?

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4. Muscle car owners in NM bitch every winter

when the gas here is blended with ethanol, although I've never noticed a difference in any 4 cylinder vehicle I've driven out here. I guess if you drag on urban streets like a pinheaded moron, you do notice a difference in performance. There used to be a couple of gas stations in town that advertised "NO ETHANOL!" before the law got changed to outlaw it.

That said, I think the big winner in the ethanol ripoff is ADM.

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5. bingo regarding adm

they are masters of the lobbyist game