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Ethan (KingofSpades)'s avatar

I say they get ready to capitalize once Rs start moving to throw corn farmers under the bus.

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ArcticStones's avatar

In the unlikely event that subsidized corn crops for ethanol production are eliminated, that is something I would actually support. Seriously, we ought to get rid of ethanol in gasoline altogether.

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Ethan (KingofSpades)'s avatar

I'm referring to cutting out high fructose corn syrup as a sweetener, which is something I see them tinkering with. Yes, it's a good thing to do away with, but Dems should make hay on its impact to farmers regardless. That's good political acumen.

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sacman701's avatar

The tariffs would also kill Iowa's economy especially after foreign countries retaliate by putting tariffs on us.

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Mark's avatar

Yeah if RFK is really allowed to "go nuts on health", one of the first targets will be the processed garbage we put into our bodies that's almost all chock full of corn. It would be good public policy (and the one thing RFK has been a good voice for) but would send shock waves through the farm markets....not to mention hefty inflation at the supermarket that makes the 2023 price of eggs seem frivolous by comparison.

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Henrik's avatar

Exactly. ItтАЩs the thing where, I hate to say it, heтАЩs right on the merits but heтАЩs also the last person IтАЩd trust to implement such a policy

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JanusIanitos's avatar

My assumption is that RFK Jr will fail to implement any of the rare good ideas he might have and will spend all his time on the craziest, most unacceptable policies instead.

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the lurking ecologist's avatar

Kansas, Nebraska, Montana, eastern Iowa, shoring up Minnesota and Wisconsin, inroads into Indiana...

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