Re: useful analogy

From: brianb (bri1600bv_at_hotmail.com)
Date: 09/01/04 

Date: 1 Sep 2004 15:09:37 -0700

ziliath@myway.com (ziliath) wrote in message news:<6b963d7f.0408311137.76f92776@posting.google.com>...
> bri1600bv@hotmail.com (brianb) wrote in message
>
> > I think the problem is cost.
>
> You can think it, but that won't make it true.
> The cost to manufacture ethanol fuel is $0.50 per gallon,
> and that comes from multiple sources.

Gee, then why isn't it used then? Why does it need a subsidy? Why
doens't it displace gasoline and all the manufacturers get rich?

Let me guess...you forgot the price of the corn?

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