Quotes:
Ethanol subsidy is “a cautionary tale about what happens
to quote-unquote temporary subsidies. They never go away.” – Sen. John McCain
(R-AZ)
The ethanol tax break is “highway robbery.” – Bill Archer
(R-TX), Chairman, House Ways and Means Committee
“A program so bereft of public benefit as the ethanol subsidy
exists only because is has powerful friends.” – Doug Bandow, The Politics of
Plunder: Misgovernment in Washington
“If the principal argument for subsidizing ethanol is to
boost farm income, it would be more economical to burn straight gasoline in our
automobiles and pay corn growers a direct subsidy.” - USDA report
“Ethanol’s critics have been no match for the big money
contributions and the contrivances of leaders of both political parties to keep
corporate welfare flowing.” - Ann McBride, President, Common Cause
The ethanol tax break is “an egregious exemple of
corporate welfare that should be allowed to die.” – Investors Business Daily
NO to SB2222!