Across the US this year, farmers have seen costs soar and the price of their produce tumble as Donald Trump’s flagship tariffs sparked a trade war with China.
American farmers, who voted en masse for Trump last year, are now warning of the worst economic crisis since the 1980s, when soaring interest rates and a slump in exports saw the price of crops and the value of farmland collapse. About 300,000 farmers defaulted on their loans and thousands were driven into bankruptcy.
“We spent a hell lot of time in China building relationships, building those markets,” he said. “And then you basically piss it all away, to be blunt.”
Didn’t you watch the state of the union yesterday? trump clearly explained how this is all bidens fault and there is nothing to worry about.
They’re getting their hand outs
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/trump-set-announce-large-subsidy-202924768.html
The poor millionaire farmers are going to be just fine getting paid to grow nothing.
They voted for the market to die so they would get free money and that’s what’s happening.
yup, farmers union has some great PR making out this constant “woe is me” shit nonstop, but they’re probably the biggest parasites next to wallstreet and the banks. that ol’ mom and pop idealic farm shit simply doesn’t exist anymore, except for rich retirees that want to pretend they’re farmers in their golden years
the special bankruptcy class they get write all these “losses” off onto the rest of us, same as they’ve been doing for the last 100 years. uncle sam pays then to throw food away, every. single. year.
back during the great depression that had cops stationed to beat back starving mobs from garhering the food they were leaving to rot in piles
They’re only getting $12B of the $44B they’re down this year.
I bet they still vote for the GOP on midterms because ….
It’s not like the Democrats would try and capitalize on it. They believe these places are too entrenched.
But someone needs to help educate the farmers on what social policies would do to help them. If no one ever tries to change the conversation there. What do we expect them to do except what they’ve always been doing.
That would be nice, but those same people have been voting for people to take education away from them for decades.
And now hospitals. And food. And…
Oh no! Exactly what they voted for! 😢
Is this what the right wing chuds on 4chan would refer to as a soy-boy cuck?
lmao
I guess you sometimes get what you deserve. Make sure to vote for the leopard again ex farmers.
But they’ll gladly vote for him again.
At least he’s racist.
You’re on the brink of war with Venezuela, they’ve removed Calibri font from federal documentation, and half of the White House has been demolished while the rest of the building is vandalized. And all the while, it’s more expensive to feed yourself.
Facing bankruptcy is a small price to pay, when you get all of these things.
Two in the thoughts, one in the prayers.
This is what we lovingly call the “Find out” portion of your fucking around.
Argentina got a massive handout because Trump’s buddies were about to lose the election. If you’re a loyal republican, all that means is no one will ever have to help you because they know they still have your vote.
Ha ha ha ha ha ha
Fuck the USA. Come eat your shit, idiots.
If it isn’t the consequences of your own actions!
Boo fuckin hoo.
Have the day you voted for, idiots.
