Comments on: With corn prices at an all time high, is Obama going to add to windfall tax on corn farmers?

By: His Divine Shadow

His Divine Shadow — Tue, 09 Dec 2008 17:37:24 +0000

Ada S: If corn farmers aren’t manipulating the market, why is Tom Daschle, who has a significant stake invested in the industry, supporting the ethanol movement? Where I come from, this is called a conflict of interests.

By: thor_torkinson

thor_torkinson — Mon, 08 Dec 2008 00:44:38 +0000

I wouldn’t be surprised. I guess the oil companies 24% profit margins are his new magic number. If you’re starting a business, plan accordingly.

By: darkdiva

darkdiva — Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:48:46 +0000

I don’t know. Have you asked him?

By: janette_huffman

janette_huffman — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 16:32:38 +0000

Of course not! his State is the biggest producer of corn!

By: Chuck G

Chuck G — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 16:28:46 +0000

Considering the fact that ethanol producers are funding his campaign and providing “advisers” to his energy policy, oba isn’t going to do a damned thing to them.

By: Zogtastic

Zogtastic — Sat, 29 Nov 2008 04:14:04 +0000

Depends… are corn farmers making an enormous profit?

Is there anything to tax?

The point of the windfall profits tax on oil companies was to say “hey look, you’re not using this money to do research to find more oil, so you don’t need it”.

Do you expect corn farmers to research into new corn drilling sites?

By: susi

susi — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 06:13:47 +0000

You betcha!!!!

By: fdm215

fdm215 — Wed, 26 Nov 2008 06:17:22 +0000

I haven’t seen any such proposal.

I have seen 4 polls showing that Obama beats Mccain on pretty much EVERY important issue in this election.

Next.

By: WWIII

WWIII — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 17:10:58 +0000

Just the opposite, he opposes buying mostly sugar cane from Brazil (Bush policy), but supports buying American corn to produce ethanol.

By: Ada S

Ada S — Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:33:52 +0000

Corn farmers aren’t manipulating the market to their advantage. Oil companies are.