CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agoTrump administration announces $12 billion in one-time payments to farmerswww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square23linkfedilinkarrow-up147arrow-down11cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up146arrow-down1external-linkTrump administration announces $12 billion in one-time payments to farmerswww.npr.orgCharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square23linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down12·1 day agoReap what you sow in your instance means starve everyone in yhe country to death.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·1 day agoA. No it doesn’t, we already imported more then we exported and still do. B. That’s not an excuse, make better choices and stop crying when stupidity inevitably kicks you in the ass.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·1 day agoDepends on what they are farming and what you mean by “everyone”. The article says most of this will go to those that produce soybeans and corn - most of that is livestock feed.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·1 day agoI don’t eat livestock. About 6% of Americans are vegetarian, proving that plenty of people do w/o livestock and don’t starve.
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·1 day agoHaving the option for the other 94% is pretty nice though.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·1 day agoNice? Sure, I guess. However, I was talking more about starving vs. not.
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down2·1 day agoI mean, yes, being a vegetarian is possible. Doesn’t make me want farmers to get less money.
Reap what you sow in your instance means starve everyone in yhe country to death.
A. No it doesn’t, we already imported more then we exported and still do.
B. That’s not an excuse, make better choices and stop crying when stupidity inevitably kicks you in the ass.
Depends on what they are farming and what you mean by “everyone”.
The article says most of this will go to those that produce soybeans and corn - most of that is livestock feed.
Livestock we eat?
I don’t eat livestock. About 6% of Americans are vegetarian, proving that plenty of people do w/o livestock and don’t starve.
Having the option for the other 94% is pretty nice though.
Nice? Sure, I guess. However, I was talking more about starving vs. not.
I mean, yes, being a vegetarian is possible. Doesn’t make me want farmers to get less money.