More on corn prices, inflation and polticians’ lack of joined up thinking

There′s more on corn prices, inflation and politicians’ lack of joined up thinking over on Venture Chronicles.

I particularly like this

This is not to suggest that biofuel is not something that deserves this attention, but to subsidize domestic ethanol while imposing a tariff on imported ethanol and ignoring the basic science of corn-based ethanol, which gets pimped and protected because of a powerful lobby and a powerful congressional delegation from corn producing states is self defeating:

I’m going to ask it again, why are farmers more important than drivers in the US?

Original post by Simon Robinson

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