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JThiessen, I am sorry if I sounded like I was coming down on farmers as that was not my intention. I am pro-farmer, it runs in my family as well.

I have no belief in any real conspiracy theory as I do not subscribe to such things. Tucker is an interesting example, but do a real study of the man (beyond the Hollywood movie) and you will see he was quite an eccentric and had ways of his own of turning people off from him. He had great ideas no doubt and the big 3 were not friendly to him, but the story is much deeper.

Finnster, thanks for your input, I really liked getting the information. I had a guy that worked for me who insisted that corn was a complete waste for making ethanol alluding to some of the things you brought up. He kept bringing up sugar beets as a much better option as the yield per acre was many fold over what corn provides. I would also like to see some long term studies of the real effects of ethanol use. I have concerns over the "it's better because it's better" line you get from many.

I just don't have high hopes in the end for GM's new volt. I think there are some better and more promising technologies out there. This is one reason am not a fan of the government bolstering GM and Chrysler up with so much money. Allowing the market to rid itself of what is old and outdated is what allows the market to truly thrive. Who knows what kind of venture could arise from the ashes of GM and provide for our future.

Of course I am just not a fan of big goverment at all, no matter which party is holding the reigns. I am for the market determining the market, not the government.