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Trump Readies $20 Billion for Farmers Hurt By Trade War
May 15, 2019 at 8:48 pm EDT By Taegan Goddard 102 Comments
https://politicalwire.com/2019/05/15/trump-readies-20-billion-in-aid-for-farmers-hurt-by-trade-war/
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Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue said the Trump administration could make as much as $20 billion available to farmers in a second round of assistance designed to help offset losses from Chinas latest retaliatory tariffs, Politico reports.
The second installment of trade aid is being modeled after the one last year. USDA pledged up to $12 billion in assistance for 2018 production, mostly in the form of direct payments to farmers stung by retaliatory duties, as well as commodity purchases.
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applegrove
(118,778 posts)Blue_true
(31,261 posts)thing. Like it or not dumb assed tariffs is part of the free market.
Tech
(1,772 posts)Iliyah
(25,111 posts)not just that other spending as well, although most of the monies do not reach many farmers but the pockets of the greedy.
kimbutgar
(21,188 posts)I was pissed over the bank bailout in 2008. Why should we pay for a fat Fannie re election fund bailout to farmers?
mr_lebowski
(33,643 posts)watoos
(7,142 posts)government subsidizing an industry.
Cuts to Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security are coming.
ProudLib72
(17,984 posts)Suck it up farmers. Go get a real job instead of living off of government handouts that I had to pay for.
Oh, and FUCK YOU ALL!
roamer65
(36,747 posts)Waste of money. End all agricultural subsidies NOW.
clutterbox1830
(395 posts)However, when other industry request financial relief it is called a bailout.
applegrove
(118,778 posts)That is not allowed either.
mopinko
(70,208 posts)and while we are at it, how the fuck are they imposing tariffs unilaterally anyway?
oh, yeah, i forgot, we live in trumpfuckistan now.
no_hypocrisy
(46,182 posts)safeinOhio
(32,715 posts)with your money.
SoCalDem
(103,856 posts)sarabelle
(453 posts)ones being hurt by Trump's tariffs and their is no help in sight for them. Nice way to sow divisiveness within the nation.