Tag: subsidies
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Elon Musk just became the world’s first trillionaire. You helped pay for it.
I thought everyone knew this – but I guess it bears repeating since I’ve seen so many posts defending Elon Musk becoming a trillionaire. CNN looked at how Musk got there, and the truth is Tesla and SpaceX don’t exist in the form they do today without government help. Our tax dollars ended up saving…
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You pay double for sugar – and Tennessee doesn’t even grow it.
I’ve been looking for more solutions that address affordability – you know, that word Trump said Democrats made up? Last week, I wrote about ethanol – how a 1970s rule still forces corn into your gas tank and quietly raises what you pay. Well, sugar works the same way. The federal government caps how much…
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It’s time to rewrite the 2007 law hiding in your gas tank
There’s corn in your gas, and a story behind it. How a law from 2005 wastes water, weakens your fuel, props up the wrong crop, and keeps groceries expensive – and what we could actually do about it.