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keep_left

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30. I'm pretty sure that those farmers Trump bought off are on highly-automated...
Mon Nov 18, 2024, 01:46 PM
Nov 2024

...farms, growing crops or raising livestock that is suited to automation. The two kinds of farms I kept hearing about were soybean and pork producers. And you're right, Trump bought them off quite successfully, with huge subsidies that had to be paid to offset his disastrous agricultural tariffs that led to US farmers losing to those in Brazil (and led to higher grocery prices here, a double tax on the American consumer). But if Trump continues with the tariff and immigration wars, he will find that winning them is not so easy; there are other agricultural products that require much more human labor (e.g. most vegetables), and the results could be a lot worse for both farmers and consumers here in the US.

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How will they find out about what he did? kerouac2 Nov 2024 #1
I agree with you 100% Mr. Mustard 2023 Nov 2024 #23
Winner, Chicken Dinner Cosmocat Nov 2024 #24
Good read. K&R brer cat Nov 2024 #2
I saw an interview with a farmer in California who grows both fruits and vegetables - lots of them. Vinca Nov 2024 #3
Bigtime farmers don't really care. They will receive huge subsidies (welfare) from the Trump administration. Jit423 Nov 2024 #25
I'm pretty sure that those farmers Trump bought off are on highly-automated... keep_left Nov 2024 #30
Georgia went thru that a few years back CatWoman Nov 2024 #29
They haven't noticed so far. What makes Krugman think they will now? Ray Bruns Nov 2024 #4
Trump voters will be happy so long as Trump tells them how many of the people they hate he has hurt. Lonestarblue Nov 2024 #5
Don't worry... orwell Nov 2024 #6
Elon said there was going to be some pain Red Mountain Nov 2024 #7
All pain will be blamed on the Dems. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #9
You Betcha that Joe Rogan, Ben Shapiro, Andrew Tate, Etc. TomCADem Nov 2024 #22
Once the immigrants are deported they will need to move other scapegoats Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #27
It reminds me of a line from a song years ago... keep_left Nov 2024 #31
Trump will claim it is the "Deep State" working against him to keep prices high and that he is working Solly Mack Nov 2024 #8
Yes exactly. Irish_Dem Nov 2024 #10
Sadly, yes. Solly Mack Nov 2024 #14
I believe that times very well might become darker than we can accept right now. jeffreyi Nov 2024 #11
Krugman can't possibly be this naive Orrex Nov 2024 #12
Maybe the high price of food or absence of it will get their attention. Ligyron Nov 2024 #13
Thanks for the post. From my kitchen window, I can see a watermelon farm field that's allegorical oracle Nov 2024 #15
This is why it's impossible to find a good cantelope. Hugin Nov 2024 #18
When it goes to shit the... S/V Loner Nov 2024 #16
Media is dead. Long live social media and influencers. TomCADem Nov 2024 #20
I have a different take ... WilliamPlanke Nov 2024 #17
Not Really. They Will Be Safely Ignorant In Their Social Media Cocoon TomCADem Nov 2024 #19
Frankly, I care little about the economic ramifications SpankMe Nov 2024 #21
Putin doesn't care. gab13by13 Nov 2024 #26
Going to be a hard lesson. And everybody is going to feel the pain. republianmushroom Nov 2024 #28
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