Rural America begins to realize Trump isn't working for them; as Nebraska Farm Bureau makes clear

[applegrove]

By Chris Reeves at Daily Kos

https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2018/3/6/1746881/-Rural-America-begins-to-realize-Trump-isn-t-working-for-them-as-Nebraska-Farm-Bureau-makes-clear

"SNIP..........

Trump’s proposed Trade war isn’t resonating quite the way he anticipated in Rural America, where farmers are quick to realize the implications of Trump administration's plan. In a sharply worded letter, the Nebraska Farm Bureau seems to indicate some buyers remorse:


“It has been very well documented that your historic path to the White House came directly through rural America. While your thoughts on trade where well known by farmers and ranchers, it would be very dangerous to assume it was the focus of their support. Mr. President, please do not turn your back on the farm and ranch families who depend on international markets and who rely on you to make wise decisions that don’t put their economic future in jeopardy.”

The caveat seems to be: “look, we knew you were out there on this stuff, but by and large we didn’t believe you and voted for you for other reasons”; now, it appears those other reasons aren’t quite as important as their livelihood could be harmed in through a trade policy that might sink the family farm.

How important is preventing a trade war to farmers?


That's what some farmers of soybeans in the Midwestern state are saying as they look to the former governor and now US Ambassador to China Terry Branstad to help avoid a US-China trade war that might target US soybean exports to China — the biggest buyer of US soybeans. It imported about $14 billion worth of US soybeans in 2016, or 60 percent of the total US crop, according to the US Department of Agriculture (USDA).

............SNIP"

[Eliot Rosewater]

1. The rest of Earth has to deal with us, probably has to serve us a SHARP

and very painful economic blow or lesson and then maybe the idiots that vote for these people will stop doing so.

[duforsure]

2. Just wait until

All the medical outlets and smaller care clinics start closing down from their cuts and tax scam plan cutting millions from health care. Add to that inflation, and many other factors smaller rural area's will suffer from the most from trump's policies. He's going to try to con them into believing they have more from his tax cuts too, which they will soon realize was lies, after he told them this was a present to them, it wasn't at all. They're taking 6 trillion out of their economy, and giving it to the wealthy and think people are dumb enough to believe him anymore, they don't, and these early primaries we're seeing it everywhere prove it. .

[procon]

3. "While your thoughts on trade where well known by farmers and ranchers..."

In for a penny, in for a pound. Did they think they could just cherry pick the parts they liked out of all Trump's craziness and get away before he started screeching and flinging poo at them?

[Angry Dragon]

5. Yes they did

[erpowers]

13. Thought They Could Control Him

The Republican reaction to Donald Trump's tariff action has made me think of the quote from John F. Kennedy's inaugural address. In the address Kennedy said, "Those who foolishly sought power by riding the back of the tiger ended up inside". That is what Republicans did and what happened to them. They used Trump to get power thinking they could control him. Now they are on the verge of being devoured by him. They thought they could get what the wanted from him while at the same time preventing him from doing the things they did not want him to do. They did not know how petty he could and would be toward the Republican Party.

I read a few weeks ago that many prominent Republicans were willing to work in the Trump Administration, but they were rejected once it was revealed that they had not supported him from the beginning. So, now he mainly has people around him who will not lead him in a direction that the Republican Party wants to go.

[Angry Dragon]

4. Good thing they were able to put a failed business man into office

You can not expect a business man to know how a country runs
and Trump knows less than that

[Buns_of_Fire]

6. Rump and his russiapublicans will send them thoughts and prayers. nt

[Wellstone ruled]

7. You could see this

Tsunami coming at them last Summer. And now the Farm Bureau,who has been used by the GOP for decades as a Funding Source,had to say something in order to keep their Insurance Business.

[ProudLib72]

8. So no spell check prior to sending off a letter?

Not like it matters with covefefe boy, but still...

[AwakeAtLast]

9. WHAAAAT?!?!?

Trump is bad for EVERYONE?

Who could have foreseen this outcome?

[Aristus]

10. Kiss my ass, Rural America.

This is all your fault...

[DavidDvorkin]

11. Fools.

[ellie]

12. Hahahahahaha!

What a bunch of morons. I have ZERO sympathy for these idiots.