Reason Weighs In on Ethanol; ACC Weighs In on Reason

Economy |
By David Stokes | Read Time 1 minute

And so goes the circle of life. With all the recent crossover between the Show-Me Institute, Reason, MoDOT rankings, etc., I feel the need to at least point out that Reason has released a new piece about the ethanol industry in America. Now, we didn’t have anything to do with this study, although we did release our own case study two months ago.

Dave over at the Arch City Chronicle was kind enough to note the work we have done with Reason, and the work of ours that they have carried in their 2008 privatization report. But back to ethanol.

The relevant Reason TV episode is very powerful. Please take a few minutes and watch it. The undeniable truth of the ethanol scam is that the entire industry would collapse if not for the subsidies and tariffs that prop it up. And, by the way, with gas prices as high as they are, this is the perfect time to find out: If an unsubsidized and unmandated ethanol product can’t succeed now, then when will it?

About the Author

David Stokes is a St. Louis native and a graduate of Saint Louis University High School and Fairfield (Conn.) University. He spent six years as a political aide at the St. Louis County Council before joining the Show-Me Institute in 2007. Stokes was a policy analyst at the Show-Me Institute from 2007 to 2016. From 2016 through 2020 he was Executive Director of Great Rivers Habitat Alliance, where he led efforts to oppose harmful floodplain developments done with abusive tax subsidies. Stokes rejoined the Institute in early 2021 as the Director of Municipal Policy. He is a past president of the University City Library Board. He served on the St. Louis County 2010 Council Redistricting Commission and was the 2012 representative to the Electoral College from Missouri’s First Congressional District. He lives in University City with his wife and their three children.

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