Or they get Federal subsidies to grow corn for ethanol production (and if you didn't know, more energy is consumed in producing a gallon of ethanol than it produces when burned) Another industry that wouldn't exist or be profitable at least, unless the Feds kept it going. The so-called "conservative" midwest Senators and Reps who don't push back on this are disgusting; all because they would lose their campaign funding and other lobbying perks from the farmers and others involved with ethanol.
Or they get Federal subsidies to grow corn for ethanol production (and if you didn't know, more energy is consumed in producing a gallon of ethanol than it produces when burned) Another industry that wouldn't exist or be profitable at least, unless the Feds kept it going. The so-called "conservative" midwest Senators and Reps who don't push back on this are disgusting; all because they would lose their campaign funding and other lobbying perks from the farmers and others involved with ethanol.