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ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago

‘I Voted for Trump and Now I’m Going Bankrupt’: Farmers Say the $12B Aid Is ‘A Slap in the Face’ While Corporations Pocket Billions

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‘I Voted for Trump and Now I’m Going Bankrupt’: Farmers Say the $12B Aid Is ‘A Slap in the Face’ While Corporations Pocket Billions

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ByteOnBikes@discuss.online to Leopards Ate My Face@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 days ago
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US President Donald Trump has unveiled a long-awaited US$12 billion farm aid package aimed at supporting farmers affected by the US-China trade tensions. He credited his tariff policies for making the aid possible and highlighted that his negotiations with China had contributed to the resumption of large soybean sales. Despite the announcement, not all farmers […]
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    Most farmers i know are pro trump, and Canadian. None of the deserve any sympathy. I hope all thier fields are infested with locusts.

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      On the one hand I agree, on the other hand, I like eating food.

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        They aren’t growing anything you can eat.

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          It’s either soybeans for Chinese animal feed, or on off years, corn for American animal feed.

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            Farmers in the US grow a lot of alfalfa for Saudi Arabia as well.

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              If only it were falaffels

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            Soy sauce on some fried corn might be alright

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        There is food, rotting.

        The problem is these capitalists.

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      Farmers often could be considered petit bourgeoisit, if that helps explain how they vote. They own a shitload more land than any of us could afford.

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