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msongs

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9. vote buying welfare....does nothing for the population who pay for the tariffs AND the welfare nt

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Thu Apr 3, 2025, 05:45 PM

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Trump administration is months away from direct payments to farmers, agriculture secretary says [View all] BumRushDaShow Thursday OP

Hey Trumpy--This sure does NOT seem to be an efficient and cost-effective way to maga!! riversedge Thursday #1

Farmers have to make planting decisions NOW. . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Thursday #2

Don't believe it................. Lovie777 Thursday #3

What are they going to do for all the people who can't afford their groceries. everyonematters Thursday #4

And by that he means dweller Thursday #5

Not a sound policy.Once the tariffs lose the farmer's international markets, does that mean we're forever locked into... brush Thursday #6

Good point. NT Mike 03 Thursday #14

It's been a sticking point for some Red Mountain Thursday #15

Dictators starve people on purpose Captain Zero 18 hrs ago #28

He'll get y'all the money. Really, you can trust him. twodogsbarking Thursday #7

Sure ... just like they were "Two weeks from announcing their amazing healthcare plan" SarcasticSatyr Thursday #8

vote buying welfare....does nothing for the population who pay for the tariffs AND the welfare nt msongs Thursday #9

Socialism for the favored folks. Norrrm Thursday #11

US farmers are the real welfare queens Mysterian Thursday #10

the electoral college at work PedroXimenez 9 hrs ago #33

The last time it cost almost as much as the tariffs brought in. louis-t Thursday #12

So Trump admits that tariffs HARM people. No fucking SHIT Sherlock. How about the rest of us Bengus81 Thursday #13

Aren't we all getting $5000 DOGE checks? sinkingfeeling 18 hrs ago #23

We should DEMAND our bailout of at least $1K per quarter. Bengus81 14 hrs ago #31

It was obvious Trump was going to rescind the agriculture cuts, just like he did during his last term. Martin68 Thursday #16

The direct payments is a way of controlling the farmers. Toe the line or the payments stop. patphil Thursday #17

Where's MY PAYMENT to offset the effects of tariffs? Jack Valentino Thursday #18

Where's our $5000 to $10,000 DOGE checks? sinkingfeeling 18 hrs ago #24

eh, my income was too low to qualify for that particular LIE, anyway.... Jack Valentino 2 hrs ago #34

If I were a soybean or corn farmer, I would... Mawspam2 Yesterday #19

And just how many months? Why, all of them, of course. nt Grokenstein 23 hrs ago #20

Farmers voted for this fool perdita9 23 hrs ago #21

Turning farmers into welfare kings. sinkingfeeling 18 hrs ago #22

Why bailout the farmers who got what the Christmas present they wanted? nt Gore1FL 18 hrs ago #25

Where's the 'welfare check' for all the other industries being harmed? Or is it just for the red hatter farmers? ColoradoHoosier 18 hrs ago #26

So we're going to 'understand' the need for the federal handouts to farmers travelingthrulife 18 hrs ago #27

Same plan with getting rid of FEMA. He'll give handouts to red states as needed, but not to blue states PortTack 15 hrs ago #29

No WalkerinSC 15 hrs ago #30

stop calling it "welfare" everyone PedroXimenez 9 hrs ago #32