On Tue, 06 Sep 2005 12:11:45 -0400, <jon@dakota-truck.net> wrote:
>
> I'm all for research into alternative fuels. I would love it if
> there were competing technologies to drive the price of oil down,
> but where I draw the line is when the govenment gets involved and
> starts interfering with the free market, trying to force people to
> adopt these impractical technologies. The US gov't is pouring billions
> of dollars per year into ethanol subsidies, which not only wastes
> our money, but is actually resulting in more fossil fuels being burned
> than if plain ol' petroleum based fuels were used. It may be that
> through technological innovation and research, bio fuels will one day
> be feasable, but we are still a long way from that point.
There are plenty of good things that never would have ha[ppened in the
government didn't force it. That's not to say that everything they force
is a good idea as per your example.
-- -Droo
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