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Should the Ethanol Bubble Burst? Locked

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Posted by solzrules on Monday, April 21, 2008 9:08 PM
 RRKen wrote:
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In either case, I will fully admit that he was wrong with regards to the ethanol mandates and subsidies that have passed under his watch. 

 

Blame Jimmy Carter for the subsidy.  The current administration/congress lowered it.

Not quite....

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012401869.html

 

Bush in his 2007 state of the union actually discussed raising the mandate.  At the very least he is a big cheerleader of ethanol. 

If only he was a true conservative......

You think this is bad? Just wait until inflation kicks in.....
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Posted by Anonymous on Monday, April 21, 2008 9:13 PM
 solzrules wrote:
 RRKen wrote:
 solzrules wrote:
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In either case, I will fully admit that he was wrong with regards to the ethanol mandates and subsidies that have passed under his watch. 

 

Blame Jimmy Carter for the subsidy.  The current administration/congress lowered it.

Not quite....

www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/01/24/AR2007012401869.html

 

Bush in his 2007 state of the union actually discussed raising the mandate.  At the very least he is a big cheerleader of ethanol. 

If only he was a true conservative......

Didn't he also jump onto the climate change bandwagon just a few days ago?

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