Iowa’s two senators, Chuck Grassley and Joni Ernst, are hosting a field hearing this coming week in western Iowa to discuss the devastating floods that have hit the Midwest. You can see the lesser effects of this flood without traveling to the banks of the Missouri River just by driving down to your nearest gas station, where prices are skyrocketing.
How could flooding in Missouri affect the price of gasoline in Los Angeles, you may wonder? Through the magic of the ethanol mandate, an indefensible corporate welfare boondoggle beloved by Republican and Democratic politicians.
Ethanol is an alcohol made from plants, mostly corn in the U.S. In addition to getting you drunk, it can act as a fuel additive. You’ve probably noticed those signs on gas pumps informing you that your gasoline contains 10% ethanol. That means your gasoline is less efficient and will slowly wreck your motorcycle, boat, and lawnmower.
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9 comments:
Trump needs to STOP the ethanol hike NOW.
Use STARTRON. There is so much price fixing, price gouging and oil companies manipulating the prices in the oil industry. Violation of Federal law and no Politian has the back bone to put them in check. Trump is doing nothing about this monopoly.
Everything the government touches it screws up.
Ethanol is the worst. It should be banned altogether.
Agreed.
Send the White House a message.
Um, I don't know if the author has noticed, but the floods happened during WINTER. Corn is just now being planted, and will be harvested in the FALL. Corn in storage that got wet can easily be salvaged for fermentation, but not for food.
I hate gasohol right along with everybody else here, but let's try to stick to reality when writing garbage articles for a living.
7:42- Um, I don't know if you realize all that winter precipitation is now melting off higher elevations, along with it now being the "rainy season", the flooding will continue. You are obviously clueless. Your comments are what's garbage. You can't plant corn in a flood! Duh!
Hey guys... everyone saying "Send a message to the white house" and "somebody tell Trump"...
This is BECAUSE of him. He gift wrapped this for the Corn industry, and he is pushing for MORE ethanol in Gasoline.
Maga, huh?
Facts... ya'll need to start paying attention to them! Your frothing at the mouth loyalty for this embarrassment and stain on the office has got to end... you need to start paying attention. I'm a conservative who cares about facts, and doesn't just parrot the conservative media.
Farmers love it
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