• arrow74@lemm.ee
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    18 hours ago

    I’m hopeful this will all lead to America’s farmers breaking from the republican party.

    I fear american farmers will go bankrupt and all their land will be bought by corporations.

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      18 hours ago

      I fear american farmers will go bankrupt and all their land will be bought by corporations.

      That’s already kinda the case that’s been happening in slow motion. Various policies over the last several decades have driven family farmers out of business to be replaced with bigger and bigger companies.

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      17 hours ago

      Farmers sure do love voting Conservative, despite the fact that it negatively impacts them. The mistake is bringing logic into a discussion like this.

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    17 hours ago

    Aren’t the tariffs meant to be in place to stimulate the internal economy? These orders are starting to look a lot like high treason.

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        15 hours ago

        That’s definitely where my head is going. I cannot for the life of me think of a reasonable alternative.

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        15 hours ago

        Yeah, markets are supposed to be free! Can’t be propping up uncompetitive businesses (unless they’re owned by cronies).

        Crony capitalism!

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    14 hours ago

    Why the hell would you need a grant to allow that? Can’t they buy from whoever they please?