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surfered

(9,478 posts) Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:00 PM Monday

Trump to use tariff revenue to bail out farmers hurt by tariffs

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https://farmpolicynews.illinois.edu/2025/09/tariff-revenue-to-fund-farmer-bailout-trump-says/

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Trump to use tariff revenue to bail out farmers hurt by tariffs (Original Post) surfered Monday OP

In two weeks? SheltieLover Monday #1

God what a moron he is underpants Monday #2

How about taking that fucking tariff money Aviation Pro Monday #3

Issue for farmers is not only tariffs, but market share globally over long term. If Chinese and .... dutch777 Monday #4

Economic version of a circular firing squad... Wounded Bear Monday #5

Such a self-inflicted double fail. Snarkoleptic Monday #6

Using the fired federal workers to distribute the money? Johonny Monday #7

SheltieLover

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1. In two weeks?

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:01 PM

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underpants

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2. God what a moron he is

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:02 PM

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Aviation Pro

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3. How about taking that fucking tariff money

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:10 PM

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And bailing out the consumers who are paying them.

Mmmm kay, you fucking child rapist.

dutch777

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4. Issue for farmers is not only tariffs, but market share globally over long term. If Chinese and ....

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:21 PM

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...everyone else who is saying "No more American goods" stays to that in longer term, will be sending tariff money to farmers on a permanent basis. Wonder if he will bail out wine and spirits industry too? Just the Canadian sales loss amounts to 10% of gross sales for US producers and EU and others are on the same buy "Anywhere but America" bandwagon which will make that downturn even worse. Defense industry facing some of the same with EU countries that want to rearm but looking to support EU vs. US industries first.

Wounded Bear

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5. Economic version of a circular firing squad...

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 01:22 PM

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Snarkoleptic

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6. Such a self-inflicted double fail.

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 02:09 PM

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Trump usurps Congressional authority, slapping tariffs on China.
China retaliates by cancelling contracts from US and buying corn/soybeans from Argentina (plus Brazil and others).
US farmers are stuck holding the bag.
Trump bails out reich wing/libertarian loony experiment in Argentina, infuriating US farmers.
Considers another socialist bailout for US farmers.

July 2020 article from the last time trump screwed the pooch.
https://www.politico.com/news/2020/07/14/donald-trump-coronavirus-farmer-bailouts-359932

The spending surge began in mid-2018 when USDA started writing checks to farmers and ranchers to pay for the damage from Trump’s trade war, which brought about higher tariffs that crushed agricultural exports and commodity prices. Farm sales to China plummeted from $19.5 billion in 2017 to just $9 billion the next year; as producers continued to hemorrhage profits in 2019, farm bankruptcies jumped nearly 20 percent last year.

The trade bailout has now spanned three years and surpassed $23 billion, even though it was never appropriated by Congress. Instead, the money was funneled through USDA’s Commodity Credit Corporation, a Depression-era agency that can borrow from the U.S. Treasury to stabilize the farm economy.

Johonny

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7. Using the fired federal workers to distribute the money?

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Mon Sep 29, 2025, 03:06 PM

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I assume only rich GOP donars get bailed out and local farmers get the shaft. Either way, who is managing this program? They are firing everyone.

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