Ethanol is a Big Fat Failure

E-85 was going to save the world, wasn't it?  I remember reading how this new miracle fuel was the solution to every problem from global warming to bed wetting.  Now that global warming turned out to be a scam, I suggest we take a closer look at the good that E-85 has done.  In every place that I have bought gasoline, E-85 is at most a few cents cheaper than the regular gasoline.  In speaking to people that have E-85 vehicles, most are happy with the vehicle, but the ones that aren't really aren't.  Some things that I didn't know about the vehicles include: the cost of an E-85 vehicle is more than a regular fueled car or truck.  Not just a couple hundred dollars, were talking three zeros more.  Seems like I am already in the hole.  Then, it was explained to me, you have to run a tank of premium in the tank every four tanks of E-85.  So now, where is the big hairy savings?  What I see, seems like a scam.
A better plan would be what my friend Henry does. Now Henry is an older man, and he doesn't have a lot of tolerance for stupidity.  When gasoline hit two bucks a gallon, Henry was angry.  He has a small farm, about fifty acres, and decided to do something about the price of gas for his and his wife's vehicles.  So Henry, being from a state that rhymes with hentucky, knows a little bit about making alcohol.  He has fashioned one or two stills in his day-for personal  use only,  he is quick to point out.                                                       What Henry does is make a batch of alcohol for his truck and his wife's car.   He takes a hit on the mileage, but it only costs him about forty two cents a gallon, so he's happy.  He cannot sell it or he would cheerfully help out his friends and neighbors.  He was more than happy to show three people to date how to make their own still. 
All this goes to one point.  Ethanol costs more than it provides.  The price of everything that uses corn has increased in price.  From beef, pork, chicken, to even soda has all increased in price because of the use of corn in ethanol.  How are we saving anything, now?  We have coal, natural gas, and oil deposits that are the envy of nations all over the world.  Ask yourself why would we use a fuel that only increases the cost of everything else?  You'll thank me later.