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allgood33

(1,584 posts)
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 02:55 PM Mar 2019

Trump's tariffs were already hurting the farmers, now the floods will ravish them. Trump will blame

the weather for all their hard times. He'll make up for it by heaping huge subsidies for now. But their future looks dim yet they still will not hold Trump accountable for any of it. China has us by Trump's balls.

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Trump's tariffs were already hurting the farmers, now the floods will ravish them. Trump will blame (Original Post) allgood33 Mar 2019 OP
They were discussing the tarrifs True Blue American Mar 2019 #1
Interesting thing. Wellstone ruled Mar 2019 #2
No-one has planted anything yet jcgoldie Mar 2019 #3
An article that was posted earlier this week was about a farmer who had lost 30 calves Arkansas Granny Mar 2019 #6
Will ravish them - you mean have ravished them malaise Mar 2019 #4
Dems should get in there and help those people. lancelyons Mar 2019 #5
I guess I am a terrible person, but when I hear these farmers who voted for Trump say Atticus Mar 2019 #7
I think you mean "ravage", Jane Austin Mar 2019 #8
 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
2. Interesting thing.
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 03:00 PM
Mar 2019

Has anyone who is running as a Democratic Presidential Candidate taken any time to travel to the Flood areas of Nebraska or Iowa? These folks are looking for answers as to how their Economic future will look. Good grief,are we going to write off a whole segment of voters once again.

jcgoldie

(11,631 posts)
3. No-one has planted anything yet
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 03:03 PM
Mar 2019

What effect flooding will have during planting season is anyone's guess, but it isn't hurting farmers right now.

Arkansas Granny

(31,515 posts)
6. An article that was posted earlier this week was about a farmer who had lost 30 calves
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 03:14 PM
Mar 2019

due to flooding. I'm sure he's not the only one who has lost livestock. That's a major blow that will take much longer to recover from than a delayed planting season.

malaise

(268,949 posts)
4. Will ravish them - you mean have ravished them
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 03:04 PM
Mar 2019

Lots of the corn and soy beans in storage because of the tariffs are under water

Atticus

(15,124 posts)
7. I guess I am a terrible person, but when I hear these farmers who voted for Trump say
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 03:15 PM
Mar 2019

that even though they expect to lose hundreds of thousands of dollars, don't know if they'll even be able to plant this spring and may lose their farm if things don't get much better soon (beans selling for less than $9 while "break-even" is $10), Trump is still their "champion", my response is "Fine! Lose what you've worked
for your whole life and smile as the auctioneer sells your family's home! And, practice saying 'Would you like fries with that?' "

How's that "MAGA" shit workin' for ya'?

Jane Austin

(9,199 posts)
8. I think you mean "ravage",
Thu Mar 21, 2019, 04:30 PM
Mar 2019

not ravish.

Ravage means to destroy, ravish means to seduce and sexually molest.

Trump ravishes young models. Tariffs and storms ravage cities and countrysides alike.

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