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Originally Posted by jon1856
One of the many reasons out wallets are hurting is that corn, and a few other products, are being taken out of the food chain and "used" for other reasons.
The studies I have seen show a "savings" of less than 15% if ALL US grown products were used to replace gas.
And right now, with all the rain in the Mid-West, less than 1/2 of the crop is even in the ground! Way behind planting season.
Add to that the drought in other parts of the world, we will be feeling even worse.  |
Never mind the hundreds of millions of dollars in subsidies paid to farmers, who are reaping record profits on their crops, as well - yet we vilify oil companies. It's unreal.