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Strange Bedfellows Fight Ethanol Subsidies

Posted by kdawson on from the no-way-to-energy-self-sufficiency dept.

Reader Actual Reality sends us to Business Week for a tale of the strangest political coalition to be seen in a while — greens, hippies, libertarians, and livestock producers uniting to get ethanol subsidies reduced or killed. The demand for the alternative fuel is driving up corn prices and having big impacts on other parts of the economy. Not many other issues are capable of getting left-leaning economist Paul Krugman and the Cato Institute on the same side.

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  1. Liberals... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    When government FINALLY steps in to try and end fossil-fuel dependance, they start singing the praises of the "free-market" WOW, flip-flop much? Any arguement is a good one when it comes to getting what they want. COnservatives have been singing "free-market" for years...

  2. Oh, good by LarsWestergren · · Score: 5, Funny

    Not many other issues are capable of getting left-leaning economist Paul Krugman and the Cato Institute on the same side.

    I'm sure all Slashdot posters will quickly reach a friendly consensus too, it being an environmental and economical issue that also mentions left vs right wing politics. I'm looking forward to the thoughtful and informative debate.

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  3. Re:Consumer Reports by changling+bob · · Score: 4, Funny

    Y'see, in the UK we pay approximately $6.40 a gallon of petrol. I don't think you have that much of a right to complain.

  4. How about..... by alexhard · · Score: 2, Funny

    Not many other issues are capable of getting left-leaning economist Paul Krugman and the Cato Institute on the same side. How about killing babies?
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    1. Re:How about..... by yada21 · · Score: 1, Funny

      How about killing babies?
      If the market price for dead babies is greater than the cost of live babies plus the labor involved in killing them, then killing babies is a perfectly rational decision and no true supporter libertarian would infringe an individual's right to pursue happiness by the method of infanticide.
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  5. Re:Stupid ethanol gas by freedom_india · · Score: 3, Funny

    U need to have your engine retuned along with fuel lines.
    Ethanol and Gasoline are NOT same just like Goat's milk and Cow's milk are not same.

    Ethanol benefits farmers who can now send their wards to colleges.

    Gasoline benefits S.A which sends our way more 9/11 attackers...

    If i were Bush (supporting ethanol) i would argue in this way.

    Would we want to send our money to support terror or would we want to send our children to school?
    If you don't support ethanol, you support terror.

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  6. Re:Business advice by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    How about we let the cows eat grass like they were intended to?

  7. Re:Consumer Reports by kabocox · · Score: 2, Funny

    Y'see, in the UK we pay approximately $6.40 a gallon of petrol. I don't think you have that much of a right to complain.

    Hey, you just need a successful domestic tax rebellion, and then you can complain about it all you want.

  8. Ecological disaster by Anne_Nonymous · · Score: 2, Funny

    >> greens, hippies, libertarians, and livestock producers

    We can only hope they don't interbreed.