Comments on: Why Ethanol Subsidies Are Bad http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/why_ethanol_subsidies_are_bad/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 02:19:10 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Triumph http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/why_ethanol_subsidies_are_bad/comment-page-1/#comment-347246 Triumph Sat, 26 Apr 2008 21:46:31 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/04/why_ethanol_subsidies_are_bad/#comment-347246 Also worthy of mention is the tariff on biofuel imports that acts as an additional subsidy. Brazilian ethanol (which is produced using less carbon inputs) carries something around $0.50/gal subsidy. Bush--for some unknown reason--continues to resist Lula's entreaties to open the market. For all of Bush's talk about the "promise" of ethanol and ending an addiction on "Middle East oil" you would think that it would make sense from his point of view to make it easier to buy biofuels from one of our allies. Also worthy of mention is the tariff on biofuel imports that acts as an additional subsidy. Brazilian ethanol (which is produced using less carbon inputs) carries something around $0.50/gal subsidy.

Bush--for some unknown reason--continues to resist Lula's entreaties to open the market. For all of Bush's talk about the "promise" of ethanol and ending an addiction on "Middle East oil" you would think that it would make sense from his point of view to make it easier to buy biofuels from one of our allies.

]]> By: Dave Schuler http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/why_ethanol_subsidies_are_bad/comment-page-1/#comment-347067 Dave Schuler Sat, 26 Apr 2008 19:56:45 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/2008/04/why_ethanol_subsidies_are_bad/#comment-347067 I think it's far more likely to raise meat prices here. I think it's far more likely to raise meat prices here.

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