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Originally Posted by yys
You implied that the production of ethanol was the cause of the run up in food costs when it only accounts for an insignificant percentage of the run up.
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WRONG. Try using LOGIC. Corn farmers that used to grow corn for FOOD are now growing it for FUEL thus leaving LESS corn for food. And corn is used in A LOT more products than you realize. Econ 101 says when demand is high and supply is short prices go UP. Therefor food prices go up. Also feed for cows and chickens is made from CORN. Thus it becomes more expensive to feed those anilmals and that cost is passed on to the consumer. Also farmers that used to grow other crops now are gowing corn to make a quick buck. Except this corn is not meant for food but ethonol so that does nothing to relieve the corn shortage for food. In addition because less amounts of other crop are being grown those crops go up in price because of lower supply.
Now see how easy things are when you use your brain and logic and reasoning? You can not dispute what I just posted.
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BTW, Bush isn't the only politician to support ethanol production but of course that doesn't fit with a simpletons view that Bush created all the problems this world faces over his last 8 years in office.
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Well I expect democrats to support farm welfare like they support welfare for everyone. That's their nature. I expect someone form the party of supposedly LESS government and no welfare to behave differently.