Why farm subsidies suck.
Printed in The New Hampshire on Sept 24, "From the Right" column The current debate on America ’s energy future is one of conflicting solutions and intense partisan divide. Over the past few years, we’ve heard many political leaders give new ideas on ways we can harvest “renewable energy” in order to quell fears of an energy crisis down the road (though some think its here, now). A decrease in the supply of oil (made ever smaller in large part due to US consumption) rears the threat of increased leverage in the global scene from some of our country’s not-so-friendly acquaintances, among who include Venezuela , Iran and Libya . We’ve heard it all before: “Our dependence on foreign oil is a threat to national security!” These fears are not unfounded, but the question remains: what is our best strategy for making renewable energy? The US Government is especially fond of corn ethanol. They love it so much that they’re willing to buy corn straight from the farm with tax money!...