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The Milk Man’s Lesson: Car Choice Can Work

Newsmax -- Can the United States create jobs, lower the price of fuel, reduce emissions, and become energy-independent all at the same time?

The answer is, “Yes — and rather quickly.”

The simple answer correlates with a rather simple solution being evangelized by Marc Goldman, a former milk company executive from New Jersey.

Marc is not a household name, but he once made big headlines in New York for taking on the state’s powerful dairy interests and a system that kept milk prices artificially high by limiting competition among dairies.

Today, Marc spends his time on another worthy crusade — promoting the Open Fuel Standard Act of 2011, known in the House as H.R. 1687 and in the Senate as S. 1603.

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Submitted Feb 07, 2012 By: doeslayersr

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acvw74 All-Star Author Illinois Posts:545 Points:341,125 Joined:Apr 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 6:33:05 AM Ignore acvw74 Report Abuse Interesting
mike1881 All-Star Author Fayetteville Posts:719 Points:261,805 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 4:07:05 AM Ignore mike1881 Report Abuse I like the theory, but big oil companies will never let this happen. I am sure they would "donate" billions to the president's campaign fund.
jimgraham Champion Author Akron Posts:8,509 Points:1,621,380 Joined:Oct 2007	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:24:42 AM Ignore jimgraham Report Abuse Sounds good to me. Ummmm - Does milk burn???
chuckwthompson Champion Author Charlotte Posts:1,890 Points:217,535 Joined:Sep 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:16:51 AM Ignore chuckwthompson Report Abuse Great article...If cars could run on hot air, we would have an endless supply from DC.
apiergallini Veteran Author North Carolina Posts:349 Points:162,900 Joined:Mar 2011	Message Posted: Feb 8, 2012 12:02:50 AM Ignore apiergallini Report Abuse @doggod Sure, if the free market is allowed to function unhindered, manufacturers will make flex fuel vehicles to meet demand. The problem is that there are other interests, such as those of big oil, who influence manufacturers. If they can get auto makers to NOT make flex fuel vehicles, then demand won't be met, and some people may just think that there's low demand for it. Sometimes it DOES "take another fiat from the coercive sector to make the voluntary marketplace work." Just like in the article, when a company/group has power, as the dairy industry in NY did, then they will do what they can to protect their profits and business models. I'm sure the oil industry is doing everything they can to slow do the adoption of hybrids, EVs, flex fuel, etc., so they can keep their record profits going a little longer.
johnd900 Veteran Author Massachusetts Posts:297 Points:75,945 Joined:Jan 2012	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 11:03:48 PM Ignore johnd900 Report Abuse Flex-fuel is a winner for the US. US Gov't should require import companies to add Flex to some percentage of their vehicles sold here. That would get consumers buying them eventually. Then the methanol production would increase due to the demand. Thus reducing the usage of gasoline. Then US companies would produce FF vehicles in higher numbers.
davenles Champion Author Texas Posts:1,396 Points:359,485 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:44:07 PM Ignore davenles Report Abuse I'm all for free enterprise.
livable1 Champion Author New York Posts:2,323 Points:283,265 Joined:Oct 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 10:37:15 PM Ignore livable1 Report Abuse Hummmmmm
ExplorerWA Champion Author Washington Posts:2,257 Points:437,490 Joined:Feb 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 9:27:28 PM Ignore ExplorerWA Report Abuse He makes some very good points that all Americans know. Let's do the right things we know will work and demand our leaders do it now we before they lead us to the Greatest Depression and into war.
BuckyTJones Champion Author Salt Lake City Posts:3,135 Points:690,185 Joined:Mar 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:37:14 PM Ignore BuckyTJones Report Abuse Great article doeslayersr! It takes a "Milk Man" to come up with great ideas that would be for the good of the country. Throw out the garbage and lets hire some milk men in November. Quote of the Day: You can't get rich in politics unless you're a crook. - Harry S Truman [Edited by: BuckyTJones at 2/7/2012 9:38:06 PM EST]
jjjleblanc Champion Author Rochester Posts:4,737 Points:1,200,040 Joined:Jun 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:36:06 PM Ignore jjjleblanc Report Abuse Good answer.
IwanFL Sophomore Author Gainesville Posts:224 Points:80,610 Joined:Dec 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:35:36 PM Ignore IwanFL Report Abuse cool
Meowmy All-Star Author Florida Posts:998 Points:279,085 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 8:29:56 PM Ignore Meowmy Report Abuse Switch to algae-based bio-fuels and that'll take care of at least 70% of our 'foreign' oil imports.
Charley_7 Veteran Author New York Posts:291 Points:138,640 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:49:50 PM Ignore Charley_7 Report Abuse Fuel competition. Taken to the cars. So, taken to the extreme, a car can run on gasoline, electricity, natural gas, and whatever else that can be thrown at that the technology exists for?
rbrk02 Champion Author Rhode Island Posts:3,039 Points:457,130 Joined:Jan 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:33:50 PM Ignore rbrk02 Report Abuse doeslayersr, good comment. Interesting article. Thanks for posting it.
vjs3 All-Star Author Denver Posts:755 Points:291,510 Joined:Jun 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 7:22:59 PM Ignore vjs3 Report Abuse What do they say about something that sounds too good to be true?
bullman68 All-Star Author St. Louis Posts:596 Points:298,800 Joined:May 2011	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 6:43:22 PM Ignore bullman68 Report Abuse Sounds simple.
playtimeCLE Champion Author Cleveland Posts:6,480 Points:1,187,575 Joined:Nov 2008	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 5:41:54 PM Ignore playtimeCLE Report Abuse I like the flex fuel idea, & agree that the subsidies need to end.
doggod Champion Author Anchorage Posts:1,082 Points:391,235 Joined:May 2009	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 4:38:08 PM Ignore doggod Report Abuse If there's a big demand for flex-fuel vehicles, manufacturers will gladly make them. It doesn't take another fiat from the coercive sector to make the voluntary marketplace work. It just takes vehicles that make sense dollar-wise.
doeslayersr Champion Author Illinois Posts:5,831 Points:512,150 Joined:Dec 2010	Message Posted: Feb 7, 2012 4:00:53 PM Ignore doeslayersr Report Abuse As long as it is done with private sector dollars (investment dollars, not tax payer dollars), then let market demand decide what survives. Eliminate the tax credits and rebates for electric and hybrid electric vehicles. Do not subsidize the development or distribution of any vehicle or fuel.