Jillian Kay Melchior via NRO
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* TO PREFACE: I'M A CRUZ GUY. I ALSO LIKE RAND PAUL -
THOUGH HE'S NOT GOING TO BE PRESIDENT. AS FOR TRUMP...
* WITH ALL OF HIS FAULTS... I LIKE TRUMP. IF HE WINS THE
GOP NOMINATION I'LL ENTHUSIASTICALLY SUPPORT HIM AND... HOPE FOR THE BEST AFTER
HE'S ELECTED PRESIDENT.
(*WINK*)
* TRUMP IS "MY GUY" WHEN IT COMES TO
"IMMIGRATION." IT'S NOT THAT I AGREE WITH ALL OF HIS SPECIFIC
PROPOSALS... HOWEVER... HIS POSITIONS AND ATTITUDE ARE CLOSEST TO MY OWN.
* SAME WITH TRADE! I WANT AMERICA TO STARTING MAKING
THINGS AGAIN! (IMAGINE IF APPLE - AS JUST ONE EXAMPLE - MADE THEIR IPHONES
RIGHT HERE AT HOME!) I'M A NATIONALIST - I BELIEVE IN "AMERICA FIRST"
AND "AMERICANS FIRST." I BELIEVE THAT FREE TRADE WITH UNFREE NATIONS
IS IMPOSSIBLE AND THAT ATTEMPTING IT LEADS TO UNFAIR TRADE. (LOOK AT THE
DEINDUSTRIALIZATION OF AMERICA... THE ONGOING DESTRUCTION OF THE ONCE GREAT
AMERICAN MIDDLE CLASS...)
* ON FOREIGN POLICY AND MILITARY POLICY... TRUMP IS A
LITTLE BIT RAND PAUL AND A LITTLE BIT TED CRUZ. MEANING... I'D CERTAINLY TRUST
TRUMP AS COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF OVER RUBIO... FIORINI... BUSH... KASICH...
CHRISTIE...
(*SHRUG*)
* WHERE I'M IN 100% DISAGREEMENT WITH TRUMP IS ON THE
ISSUES OF EMINENT DOMAIN AND ETHANOL - WHICH HAPPENS TO BE THE TOPIC OF THIS
STAND-ALONE NEWSBITE.
One of the most destructive environmental subsidies in
the United States has found an enthusiastic supporter in Donald Trump. “The EPA
should ensure that biofuel . . . blend levels match the statutory level set by
Congress,” he said yesterday in Iowa, adding that he was “there with you 100%”
on continuing federal support for ethanol. “You’re going to get a really fair
shake from me.”
* I ONLY HOPE THAT HE'S JUST TELLING THE IOWA VOTERS WHAT
THEY WANT TO HEAR. YEP. POLITICS IS A FILTHY BUSINESS. NOPE. I CERTAINLY DON'T
APPROVE OF THIS PANDERING... BUT TO A LARGE EXTENT... IT'S BUSINESS AS USUAL.
(*SIGH*)
* MY OTHER CAUTION... COMMENT... IS...
(*PAUSE*)
* I'M FOR BIOFUEL! I'M AGAINST ETHANOL! THEY'RE NOT ONE
AND THE SAME! (MASS PRODUCED CORN ETHANOL IS ONE PARTICULAR TYPE OF "BIOFUEL." THE AUTHOR NEEDS TO TALK TO SOME INDEPENDENT FARMERS...)
* I'M AGAINST GOVERNMENT MANDATES WHICH DISTORT FREE
MARKETS WHILE MAKING INSIDERS (CRONY CAPITALISTS) FILTHY RICH!
The ethanol lobby has rigorously courted Trump since
April, arranging to speak at least weekly, including at least three in-person
meetings in addition to an ethanol-plant tour, the Wall Street Journal reports.
* AND HOW'BOUT THE OTHER CANDIDATES? (LET ME GUESS...
THERE'LL BE NO "COMPARE AND CONTRAST" IN THIS NRO ARTICLE.)
(*SMIRK*)
* JUST... SAYIN', FOLKS!
Trump’s support for ethanol may win him votes in Iowa,
but federal support for ethanol is a bum deal for Americans.
* AGREED!
Under the 2007 Independence and Security Act, Congress
mandated that the United States use 36 billion gallons of biofuels, including
corn ethanol and cellulosic biofuel, by 2022. And the federal government not
only requires the use of ethanol; it also subsides it.
* AND... TODAY... BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS ARE CONTROLLED
BY THE... REPUBLICANS.
(*SHRUG*)
* THEY CAN REVERSE WHAT THE 2007 CONGRESS DID.
* JUST... SAYIN'...
Tax credits between 1978 and 2012 cost the Treasury as
much as $40 billion.
* AND THE GOP CONTROLLED BOTH HOUSES OF CONGRESS BETWEEN
1995 THRU THE FIRST FEW WEEKS OF 2007.
(*SHRUG*)
* JUST... SAYIN'...
Moreover, numerous other federal programs, spanning
multiple agencies, allot billions of dollars to ethanol in the form of grants,
loan guarantees, tax credits, and other subsidies.
Taxpayers suffer in other ways, too. Vehicles can drive
fewer miles per gallon using ethanol blends than they would with pure gasoline.
So Americans end up spending an extra $10 billion per year for fuel, the
Institute for Energy Research estimates.
* YEP...
Ethanol also guzzles 40% of the U.S. corn crop, and the
resulting scarcity drives up the price of food. This year alone, the CBO
estimated American consumers will spend $3.5 billion more on groceries because
of the ethanol mandate.
* YEP...
(*SIGH*)
Rising prices of corn feed have even put some small
feedlots and ranches out of business. And as grocery prices increase, so does
federal spending on programs like the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance
Program.
* FILTHY... DIRTY... SCUMMY... DEATH-DESERVING
POLITICIANS...
(*GNASHING MY TEETH*)
In a further hallmark of terrible policy...ethanol-intensive
fuel blends can wreak havoc on car, lawnmower, and boat engines. In fact, many
vehicle manufacturers will no longer offer warranties when ethanol comprises 10
percent or more of fuel; engine erosion simply becomes too common. So, we can’t
really increase the total amount of ethanol mixed into our gasoline much more,
but — especially as vehicles become more fuel efficient — Americans aren’t
consuming enough gasoline to meet the Renewable Fuel Standards with a 10%
ethanol blend. The EPA acknowledged this inconvenient mismatch last spring,
setting three-year ethanol-use requirements at 3.75 billion gallons below the
legal minimums.
* EVERYTHING THESE MORONS IN WASHINGTON TOUCH...
(*SIGHING*)
Ethanol’s green benefit is also far from certain,
explaining why even many within the environmentalist Left question — or
outright oppose — the federal government’s support.
It takes about 29% more energy to refine a gallon of
ethanol than gasoline, and that process is often fueled by dirty sources like
coal. Factor in the emissions generated during this production process, and
ethanol sometimes comes in less green than old-fashioned gasoline. On top of
that, burning ethanol also emits higher quantities of the chemical compounds
that produce smog.
Then again, perhaps it’s not surprising that Trump likes
federal support of ethanol. After all, the real-estate mogul’s business model
has historically hinged on using tax abatements and other subsidies to make his
building projects profitable. (An example: As we reported in August, Trump
Tower — which features a Gucci store Trump claimed was “worth more money than
Romney” — has received a $163.775 million tax break from the city of New York.)
* FINE! SLAM TRUMP FOR USING THE SYSTEM AS IT EXISTS FOR
HIS ADVANTAGE! THE QUESTION IS... SINCE HE'S ALREADY A BILLIONAIRE... ISN'T HE
MOST LIKELY TO "RATIONALIZE" TAX POLICIES SO THAT IN THE FUTURE THIS
INSANITY DOESN'T CONTINUE? THAT'S WHAT I'M BETTING ON! TRUMP'S MADE HIS
BILLIONS! HE CAN AFFORD TO TURN ON HIS FELLOW CRONY CAPITALISTS AND END THE
GRAVY TRAIN! AND CERTAINLY... ABSENT TRUMP... NEITHER THE REPUBLICAN NOR
DEMOCRATIC POLITICAL ESTABLISHMENTS WILL CHANGE A DAMN THING FOR THE BETTER.
* FOLKS... AGAIN... THIS ISN'T AN ELECTION BETWEEN "THE
PERFECT" vs. "THE EVIL." WHAT WE HAVE NOW ARE DEGREES OF EVIL!
THE LEFT REPRESENTS A STAGE 4 CANCER WHILE THE GOP ESTABLISHMENT REPRESENTS A
STAGE 3 CANCER! TRUMP SEEMS TO BE LARGELY TAKING ON BOTH PARTY ESTABLISHMENTS!
THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME!
* FOLKS... YOU'RE ALL FAMILIAR WITH THE MEDICAL TERM
"TRIAGE," RIGHT? I'M WITH MY FELLOW CONSERVATIVES ON EMINENT
DOMAIN... ON ETHANOL... ON MOST ISSUES! BUT FOR GOD'S SAKE... WE'VE GOTTA
PRIORITIZE! OUR NATION IS LITERALLY BEING INVADED! OUR NATION IS LITERALLY
BEING DEINDUSTRIALIZED AND OUR MIDDLE CLASS IS UNDER CONSTANT ASSAULT! IT SEEMS
TO ME... LET'S WORK ON FIXING THAT GAPING CHEST WOUND AND FOCUS ON THE STRAINED
ANKLE DOWN THE ROAD!
Many of Trump’s constituents have rejected the so-called
Republican establishment...
* AND IN THE END... THE AUTHOR TOTALLY OUTS HERSELF WITH
THIS "SO-CALLED" NONSENSE. (GEEZ... HOW FRIGGIN' STUPID CAN YOU
GET...?!?!)
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