Re: Alcohol kills more than AIDS, TB or violence: WHO

[Guest guest]

I suppose next they will be calling for global regulations, taxation or even

prohibition.

[Guest guest]

Yes, but not for the reasons you think.

1) The ingredients for GRAIN alcohol could better be used to feed people, or,

alternatively, be used for ethanol production.

2) Vodka is made of potatoes. Steer people away from Vodka and you have more

potatoes for people. If they cost less, people will think the price of food

staples is going DOWN rather than up.

3) Steer people away from wines, and the crummier vineyards will start

manufacturing grape juice.

For anyone besides who is reading this, what has said about

ethanol production and how much it cuts into food production is true, else why

have big Agrabusiness stocks started showing up in my energy funds and

portfolio???

Administrator

I suppose next they will be calling for global regulations, taxation or even

prohibition.

[Guest guest]

" The amount of grain used to make alcohol is probably quite small and so doesn't

have that much effect on the supply. "

Don't forget the hops and barley used to make beer, and that the percentge of

alcohol in beer is higher in countries outside the US. Tour a brewery and you

would be astounded at how much alcohol is consumed per day by Americans alone.

It boggles the mind.

Administrator