Imagine that..Another Bush era failure.. Corn Subsidies - GoFuckYourself.com

crockett · 02-23-2017, 07:08 PM

One of the ticking time bombs from the Bush era has finally came back to roost and now all those corn farmers are crying again. I remember when people were fighting this because it was gonna be an obvious bad thing down the road.

In 2005 the Bush admin pushed a mandate to use corn ethanol in gasoline. He even subsidized corn farming to push this. Farmers all over the country rushed to switch and stopped growing actual food supply crops to instead grow corn for ethanol..

Now all that rush to grab a short term quick buck is putting those very same farmers into bankruptcy because the corn market has now collapsed due to world wide over production..

In America's heartland, the American Dream is in crisis - CBS News

Ideology over common sense & intelligence the Republican motto..

JohnnyClips - BANNED FOR LIFE · 02-23-2017, 07:09 PM

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beerptrol · 02-23-2017, 07:14 PM

It sucks but they need to pay attention to what the rest of the country/world is producing and in what amounts, which will drive the price per bushel

Soybeans still look good and the lower corn prices are good for those who have livestock to feed

Paul Markham · 02-24-2017, 03:58 AM

Bush made bigger mistakes than that. Bill made some bigger ones than corn subsidies.

02-23-2017, 07:08 PM	#1
crockett in a van by the river Industry Role: Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 76,806	Imagine that..Another Bush era failure.. Corn Subsidies One of the ticking time bombs from the Bush era has finally came back to roost and now all those corn farmers are crying again. I remember when people were fighting this because it was gonna be an obvious bad thing down the road. In 2005 the Bush admin pushed a mandate to use corn ethanol in gasoline. He even subsidized corn farming to push this. Farmers all over the country rushed to switch and stopped growing actual food supply crops to instead grow corn for ethanol.. Now all that rush to grab a short term quick buck is putting those very same farmers into bankruptcy because the corn market has now collapsed due to world wide over production.. In America's heartland, the American Dream is in crisis - CBS News Ideology over common sense & intelligence the Republican motto..

02-23-2017, 07:14 PM	#3
beerptrol Confirmed Asshole Industry Role: Join Date: Feb 2003 Location: Half way between sobriety and fubar. Posts: 12,722	It sucks but they need to pay attention to what the rest of the country/world is producing and in what amounts, which will drive the price per bushel Soybeans still look good and the lower corn prices are good for those who have livestock to feed __________________ “If we are to have another contest in the near future of our national existence, I predict that the dividing line will not be Mason and Dixon's but between patriotism and intelligence on the one side, and superstition, ambition and ignorance on the other.” -- Ulysses S. Grant

02-24-2017, 03:58 AM	#4
Paul Markham Too old to care Industry Role: Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: On the sofa, watching TV or doing my jigsaws. Posts: 52,943	Bush made bigger mistakes than that. Bill made some bigger ones than corn subsidies. __________________ Blowout deal. 880 videos, 2,400 image sets, plus many RAW videos. $500. PM me for a deal. Skype Paulmarkham70

02-23-2017, 07:09 PM	#2
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