...why do we have to spend $5 billion in subsidies every year to keep it afloat?*
"Sadly, when a truly bad idea is exposed today, Washington's answer is to double-down on the bet, mandate more of the same, and make the problem worse." -BusinessWeek article
Yup. That explains ethanol, and so much more. It's a pretty versatile quote.
*This doesn't figure in the higher cost of foods which contain corn, and/or which used to contain sugar. HFCS is a very similar scam.
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