ikol Posted February 1, 2008 Share Posted February 1, 2008 Are excess profits good? Probably not as bad as the huge bonuses that the corporate executives will pay themselves. I'm not saying that what some CEOs make is anything less than obscene, but their pay has no significant effect on the price of oil. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JUDE Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Unfortunately, the "experts" aren't doing so well either. Instead, they choose to invest in things like ethanol which is arguably worse than oil. The Minnesota Corn (ethenol) lobby will have your head if the find you. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
bobbob1313 Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Corn based ethanol's usability is one of the biggest lies ever spread to the American public. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Mr. Kinsley Posted February 2, 2008 Share Posted February 2, 2008 Corn based ethanol's usability is one of the biggest lies ever spread to the American public.My problem with it is that if we were to switch to it, how much corn would we have to grow to be able to fuel our cars? Wouldn't that lead to overfarming that would destroy the soil and lead to another dust bowl situation? Yeah, I'm for alternative fuels - but not that one. How about nuclear cars? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
austrya Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Oh don't worry, "they" won't let the soil be ruined. "They" will just pump it full of chemicals to help the corn grow. "They" will tell us that the drinking water is fine, don't worry... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tandylacker Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 Corn based ethanol's usability is one of the biggest lies ever spread to the American public. A close second would of course be global warming. Yeah, they can't grow enough to corn to keep the nation happy, but they can do a little to help slow it down right now. Not much, but a little. And if they continue to go in that direction, maybe they will come up with a way to artificially produce it with some other materials, who the hell knows. Its not as if we need to get the scientists working on the ethanol idea to stop and start working on something else. There's plenty of people trying to make it rich with alternative fuel ideas. Its only a matter of time. By the way, how's everyone doing today? My second kid was born yesterday. She's in intensive care for some incompatible blood type jaundice, but will be out tomorrow. What's that have to do with anything? It doesn't. Oh don't worry, "they" won't let the soil be ruined. "They" will just pump it full of chemicals to help the corn grow. "They" will tell us that the drinking water is fine, don't worry... The cast of that terrible horror movie from a few years ago is going to do this? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted February 3, 2008 Share Posted February 3, 2008 By the way, how's everyone doing today? My second kid was born yesterday. She's in intensive care for some incompatible blood type jaundice, but will be out tomorrow. What's that have to do with anything? It doesn't. congrats dude. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest tandylacker Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 But seriously, I thought only high school/college kids and industrial business owners were concerned with gas prices? I think people have moved on to high Starbucks prices and Britney Spears related news. What's with that girl? Oh, snap! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
remphish1 Posted February 4, 2008 Share Posted February 4, 2008 My problem with it is that if we were to switch to it, how much corn would we have to grow to be able to fuel our cars? Wouldn't that lead to overfarming that would destroy the soil and lead to another dust bowl situation? Yeah, I'm for alternative fuels - but not that one. How about nuclear cars? Yeah plus if you go to the movies and get a popcorn it will probably cost you $50 instead of $20 it cost now. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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