Unbelievable -- Al Gore and I Agree on Ethanol Subsidies

I have long been  opposed to the use of corn and other grains to make ethanol. It is an inefficient way to create energy.  We could produce more oil and natural gas instead, if the federal government would permit. As it is now by our favoring  so-called "green energy" this nation wastes money.  Last year subsidies for ethanol totaled 7.7 billion dollars.  Forty-one per cent of corn grown in the United States is utilized for ethanol. Not only do taxpayers subsidize ethanol, the use of corn results in higher costs to consumers, not only for cereal but in higher prices for poultry, beef, pork, milk and eggs.  This is a horrible use of our resources and continues only for political reasons; plus ethanol has powerful lobbyists in Washington D.C.