Corn on the dinner table, or corn in the gas tank, we can’t have it both ways.

Is it a good thing to put corn through the carburetor, then burn it, and blow it out the exhaust system in the automobile? To my way of thinking it is not! But what do I know.

The U.S. Senate voted on June 14 to preserve billions of dollars in government subsidies for ethanol. The vote was 59-40 to preserve the tax credit of 45 cents for every gallon of ethanol that is blended into fuel.

I feel it necessary to expand on my opinion with some Bible verses. From Genesis, “And God said, behold, I have given you every herb bearing seed, which is upon the face of the Earth, and every tree, in the which is the fruit of the tree yielding seed; to you it shall be for meat.” Do I need to say more? We as a nation are wanting to be blessed by our Creator. We want good things to happen. We want to be a happy and successful people.

But let me pose this question to everyone: Is our gasoline more important than people around the globe eating? We can’t take the things God made for our welfare and health, and just burn them up.

We can do better.

George T. Weir

Jacksboro, Texas