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The subsidies are and were to support the oil industry; import tariffs on foreign
ethanol protect the oil industry as much or more than the ethanol industry; import tariffs on foreign ethanol protect American farmers and keeps jobs, taxable
revenue, and salaries in America. And of course, having a strong domestic ethanol industry means that we will never have to send troops to Brazil or any other
country to defend access to their ethanol.
Moving on, you again bring up the myths of engine damage caused by ethanol;
inefficiency; cost of water; pollution; and EROEI. This means that YOU not only
didn't read your column, you didn't read my 60+ page report in answer to Robert
Bryce. If you had, you would have been embarrassed to repeat these childish
points and obvious lies.
Lastly, in reply to your taking umbrage at my calling you a "knucklehead," your
accusation that my use of pejorative terms indicates an inability to make a coherent argument is in actuality an example of your inability to respond to facts.
Words are a wondrous thing; they are tools. And like other types of tools, the
use of the right tool can accomplish a task much more efficiently than using
complicated work-arounds. Many words have the ability to express something
that might otherwise take an entire sentence or even a paragraph to explain.
Consequently, I think using the word "fork," for example, to describe the more
historically-recent eating utensil that combined attributes of two older utensils
(spoon and knife) is a very handy and thrifty way to express what the utensil is
and does. So, when I say you are a knucklehead, it displays my ability to succinctly express what you are. And, given your inability to provide any contrary
information to the facts I've set forth regarding ethanol, along with your reluctance to read my additional writing on the subject, you have produced no evidence to show that you are not a knucklehead.
As a matter of interest, to support the idea that my use of a pejorative term is
an indication of my high level of intelligence, I invite you to read the report of a
study conducted last year and reported in the journal "Language Sciences" http://www.sciencealert.com/people-who-curse-a-lot-have-better-vocabulariesthan-those-who-don-t-study-finds.
Again, I welcome any response you would like to make, and I will faithfully report
every word of your response in my published reporting of our communications.
Good day to you, Barry, and have a great weekend. By the way, who are you
rooting for, the Panthers or the Broncos?
