21 sats \ 10 replies \ @Satosora 19 May \ parent \ on: Why Are Americans Spending So Much ? econ
Yeah, I pay about 4$ for premium gas now. Total waste of money, I think.
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10 sats \ 9 replies \ @Undisciplined 19 May
Have you tried dollar-cost averaging your gas?
It saves a little money, over the long-term.
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21 sats \ 8 replies \ @Satosora 20 May
No, I should probably just use the cheap gas instead. But I dont use that much gas to begin with, so its not the end of the world. I drive an older car, the ethanol gas sucks. You can hear and feel the difference.
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10 sats \ 7 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 May
Ethanol is an abomination
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21 sats \ 6 replies \ @Satosora 20 May
Its total horse shit. Instead of making us use ethanol, design engines so they run a bit cleaner.
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10 sats \ 5 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 May
But that doesn't give corn farmers unearned profits, which doesn't earn politicians their votes.
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21 sats \ 4 replies \ @Satosora 20 May
I dont think corn farmers actually make money with ethanol. They grow the corn, but the profit comes later for the people who process it.
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10 sats \ 3 replies \ @Undisciplined 20 May
No, they definitely get higher prices for the same corn because of the ethanol subsidies. That's the whole point of the subsidies.
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21 sats \ 2 replies \ @Satosora 20 May
Oh really? I didnt know that. Farmers are always complaining about corn prices and them being so low. They always seem to say they didnt make a profit each year. Yet have their farms still.
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