... written by some guy named John who doesn't cite the sources for his assertions. They are merely his personal opinions. Here is a better rundown of the subsidies. And John, they aren't "subsidies", they are *subsidies*. http://www.taxpolicycenter.org/taxtopics/2011-Budget-Fossil-Fuels.cfm

He made great airplanes, no doubt about that. Innovative, outside the box, advanced the field, nobody can dispute that and I admire his contributions to aviation. But at the same time Rutan is a rabid anthropogenic global warming denialist and for that my respect for him is reset to zero. http://dlcinci.blogspot.com/2009/10/burt-rutan-is-full-of-hot-air.html