Originally Posted By: 3311
It's REVENUE people! The use of ethanol leads to a reduction in fuel economy thus increasing consumption. With that increase in consumption comes MORE TAX REVENUE. This problem, for us, will only be worsened with E15 or what mix of [censored] buzzard [censored] they concoct up.
Not to mention the added tax in the form mechanical damage it causes. To date, ethanol has effed up my mower,weed eater/edger, my Miller Bobcat, and 250hp Yamaha Saltwater Series II (twice on the outboard). Just my outboard high pressure fuel pump alone is $500ish on Ebay.
This whole ethanol situation makes my blood boil.
I actually take great satisfaction in letting my two stroke weed whacker idle all of the gas out after I use if for 5 minutes a week. Just knowing I thwarted some tree hugging Goron's best efforts that day makes me all warm and fuzzy.
P.S. I don't recycle anymore either, my form of civil disobedience/rebellion(same warm and fuzzy feeling, see above).
LOL, post of the decade.
You hate ethanol because it makes you spend more money, so to thwart them, you waste gas/money on purpose.
They must love you for your consumption...
(P.S. you'd stick it to them better if you just burned the money rather than buying gas and paying their taxes)