tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213331072378388884.post26453202590603865..comments2024-03-19T08:45:10.745-05:00Comments on Hayward "Blah, Blah, Blah" Blog---Just a (Retired now) High School Economics Teacher. That's all...: Secretary of Agriculture makes statement on Ethanol. See here how I edited it to reflect the bankrupt thinking on this issue...GeneHaywardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08848814178464097668noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213331072378388884.post-64785113355599333382012-05-16T05:45:19.718-05:002012-05-16T05:45:19.718-05:00Anon---this is a perplexing issue and I use it in ...Anon---this is a perplexing issue and I use it in class as an example of a policy that gets implemented at the Federal level and is virtually impossible to slow down, much less eliminate. Even though it is denounced by those on the Left AND Right (common ground---who would have thought?) because the benefits are concentrated and the cost dispersed it is difficult to change. Students always GeneHaywardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08848814178464097668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1213331072378388884.post-91940867535868498532012-05-15T21:24:41.982-05:002012-05-15T21:24:41.982-05:00Kudos, Mr. Hayward, on showing this massive fraud ...Kudos, Mr. Hayward, on showing this massive fraud perpetrated on Americans -- ETHANOL. And to think on a per-unit basis, ethanol has 2/3 the energy of gasoline...results in LOWER gas mileage...an American Tragedy caused by the parties you mention. Again, kudos. Your students are lucky indeed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com