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Episode-296- Listener Questions for 10-13-09

Because I have a large backlog of questions and failing voice due to some type of common crud going around (I don’t think it is the swine flu, but who knows) I decided to do back to back listener questions shows this week.

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Tune in today as I answer…

  • What is UNA and how can it save you money on prescription drugs
  • What knots should you make part of your basic skill set
  • Buying a first shotgun, Remington 870 or Benneli Vinci -”back problems” are part of the equation
  • Thoughts about a private mortgage among family members
  • How do you find what arms are currently being surplused in the mil surplus market
  • What is a C&R license and why might you want one
  • Should you store vinegar and is it easy to make your own
  • Should you store more fuel then you need for extended range based on things like being fully loaded, stuck in traffic or pulling a trailer
  • What about those cool stainless steel water bottles
  • If I can only afford one gun what should I buy
  • What is that beer bread recipe again

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Episode-15- The Lies of Ethanol and Biofuel

Note - There is an error in today’s podcast. When I stated that it took 400 pounds of corn to make a gallon of ethanol that was a mistake. What I meant to say was 400 pounds of corn to produce 25 gallons or one tank of gas.

Today we will start off with a quick look at two financial stories that are being spun as “positive”.

First we will look at the decision by the Federal Reserve to bail out Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and how once again the M3 Money supply will be inflated further devaluing the dollar.

Second a few quick comments on the decision by InBev (a Belgium company) to buy Anheuser-Busch for 52 Billion Dollars. Let’s ask if this is just one of the first examples of the weak dollar resulting in foreign take overs of profitable American companies.

Moving on to the main topic of todays show we will cover a major hot topic in the energy sector, the production of Corn Based ethanol. We will discuss some of the chief problems with ethanol such as..

  • Ethanol can’t be pumped in pipelines
  • You loose energy in ethanol production
  • It would take 97% of U.S. land to fully provide for our annual fuel consumption
  • Corn is resource intensive
  • The escalation pricing in the global food market
  • It takes 11 acres of land to produce enough corn for one average American vehicle

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