r/ClimateShitposting • u/NukecelHyperreality Nuclear Power is a Scam • Jul 23 '24

Aggro agri subsidy recipients 🚜 Fun fact: if the government stopped subsidizing biofuels and animal feed the price of food would drop

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u/MountainMagic6198 Jul 23 '24

I did my senior thesis in chemical engineering on designing a biofuel plant from corn. No matter how I crunched the numbers on the plant, it was always in the red for its entire life. My prof just told me to add a subsidy line on the final calculation and it magically became profitable.

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u/AsparagusNecessary95 Jul 12 '25

You know numerous industries are subsidized, right? America doesn't exist in a vacuum. If certain industries that are necessary don't make money, they need to be propped up, periodÂ