If I Were Running for President, Part 3 of 5

In my efforts to fix the vicious cycle of problems with the skyrocketing costs of energy and also the costs of basic needs, one problem can be solved with nothing more than the official swipe of the President's pen.

There is a problem that most everyone on the Democratic side of the aisle will never talk about. This problem is single-handedly causing the costs of energy, food, and clothing to rise. This problem is nothing more than a liberal program that cuts huge tax-funded checks to already successful corporate farms.

I am talking about these ridiculous Ethanol subsidies.

Huge corporate farms are getting major checks from the government to produce Ethanol, a corn-based product, to steer our country towards some semblence of energy independence.

Instead, the good-on-paper idea has backfired in immense proportions. More corn is going to fuel each season, meaning less is going to the food supply. This creates a surplus of demand, which, as anyone who knows anything about economics, causes prices to climb. The more people who need your product, the more they have to compete for your product. How do buyers compete for products? Pay more!

So, the food supply is hit because corn is now being used as gasoline. This means that the cost of corn is going up. Not only do humans eat corn, but chickens, cows, and pigs consume corn. This raises the cost of raising those animals, which is then passed on to consumers who eat poultry, beef, dairy, and pork products.

Then, since the cost of corn is going up, that cost is forcing the cost of Ethanol up. Since most gasoline sold today has ethanol in it, this means the cost of gas is also rising.

It's a vicious cycle that can be deleted and ease the financial suffering on most American, as well as international, families.

These government grant programs like Ethanol subsidies sound outstanding in a 5 second soundbite on TV. However, seeing how negatively it is impacting our economy, it is time to repeal these subsidies.