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Roland99

(53,342 posts) Sun May 3, 2020, 07:38 PM May 2020

60 Minutes segment on the $28billion farmer bailout

Lawyers and large corporate farms exaggerate claims and include “partners” like distant family members in NYC or Miami or sub-corps or other related corps and end up raking in millions, waaay over any cap on any payment, and individual farmers get the shaft.

This sounds just like how the PPP was setup for Covid-19 small business victims.

One lawyer blamed Congress for writing the legislation without specific restrictions against being able to do that.

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60 Minutes segment on the $28billion farmer bailout (Original Post) Roland99 May 2020 OP

How many times do we need to see this play out? Dustlawyer May 2020 #1

Why is a farmer buried 3 feet under? So his hand can reach out for more. walkingman May 2020 #2

This pattyloutwo May 2020 #3

Dustlawyer

(10,495 posts)

1. How many times do we need to see this play out?

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2020, 08:05 PM

May 2020

Big corporations/Donors get bail outs and the people get the shaft. We know who the real powers behind the throne are, the ones that get all of the money all of the time.

walkingman

(7,606 posts)

2. Why is a farmer buried 3 feet under? So his hand can reach out for more.

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2020, 10:50 PM

May 2020

pattyloutwo

(279 posts)

3. This

Reply to Roland99 (Original post)

Sun May 3, 2020, 11:16 PM

May 2020

Is why we need Warren as VP

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