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54. There is no farm voting bloc

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 02:32 PM

Nov 25

There is no farm voting bloc. That is a myth. All food related occupations comprise only 10.4 percent of U.S. employment, or 22 million people. Of those, 12.7 million work in food services, 3.3 million in food and beverage stores, 2.1 million in food, beverage and tobacco manufacturing, one million in forestry and fishing.

What are we left with? How many are actually on farms? 2.6 million, or 1.2% of the total umber of people in food related occupations. Of those how many are actually owners? Most of the people working on the farms here in the Midwest are not owners, overwhelmingly so. The owners are the farmers, not the farm workers. By the way, here it is mostly small farms and about 40% of the growers vote Democratic.

Ergo, the number of farmers voting for Trump is an exceedingly tiny percentage of the voting population.

Trump and the Republicans will take good care of the big owners, don’t worry about that. Yes, the owners are complaining, and the Republicans are listening. I can promise you that.

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US farm groups want Trump to spare their workers from deportation [View all] FightFight Nov 25 OP

Farmers voted for Trump. Irish_Dem Nov 25 #1

Yes but which "farmers"? That classification needs re-defined as for the most part, the family farm is dead Cheezoholic Nov 25 #15

Anyone driving out of the city/suburbs into the countryside, saw all the Trump signs. Irish_Dem Nov 25 #16

It's called Agribusiness for a reason Hekate Nov 25 #41

Two families jayschool2013 Nov 25 #45

My cousin farmers all voted for Trump. Irish_Dem Nov 25 #61

It really doesn't matter. FARMERS voted, not corporations. Grins Nov 25 #50

You get what you "paid" for. NotHardly Nov 25 #35

Trump is selling exemptions for some of his policies. Irish_Dem Nov 25 #38

Yes Rebl2 Nov 25 #60

We need a giant LAUGH AT THE RUBES emoji Ursus Rex Nov 25 #2

How about Diamond_Dog Nov 25 #53

Be a Nazi for thee, but not for me bucolic_frolic Nov 25 #3

Conservatives turning against conservative values BOSSHOG Nov 25 #4

The plan is to switch to a form of slave labor delisen Nov 25 #5

I was thinking the same thing when I saw this post kimbutgar Nov 25 #7

TRUER words never spoken....... MyOwnPeace Nov 25 #46

If "they" are planning to round up all undocumented immigrants and put the in camps, robbob Nov 25 #44

It's about paying a bribe to Trump and other officials JI7 Nov 25 #57

Need to have a delete function on Du Kashkakat v.2.0 Nov 25 #6

You can ... littlemissmartypants Nov 25 #29

I didn't think the leopards would eat MY face! ramedy Nov 25 #8

To the farm owners who voted for you-know-who: The next 4 years are going to be like ... nmmi Nov 25 #9

But they wouldn't eat MY face..... Basso8vb Nov 25 #10

Farmers just need to have lots of kids. multigraincracker Nov 25 #11

and extra lots of kids mokeyz Nov 25 #21

So true. Former child laborer on a family farm. There were no hired hands, just us. travelingthrulife Nov 25 #56

Many industries and individuals adversely affected Mike 03 Nov 25 #12

Were the Jews who volunteered to work in Nazi defense industries spared? DBoon Nov 25 #13

Ya wanna exemption? Lay on the flattery and bring lots of cash. PSPS Nov 25 #14

I think the paradigm of a face and leopards eating a face is appropriate here. Ray Bruns Nov 25 #17

Fuck the farmers. They voted for deportation, and that's what they'll get. Greybnk48 Nov 25 #18

Many of the workers he deports will be allowed back under work visa's. patphil Nov 25 #19

All undocumented workers contribute positively to legal employment and welfare. mathematic Nov 25 #20

Immigrants for ME ToxMarz Nov 25 #22

So, maybe Trump and co. want to deport and kill millions... ananda Nov 25 #23

How hypocritical MustLoveBeagles Nov 25 #24

Weaving tangled-webs rarely works. czarjak Nov 25 #25

the repukes will look at their donor status and deem individually if one farmer is worth helping over others. Javaman Nov 25 #26

SO . . . peggysue2 Nov 25 #27

"Gosh, Jim Bob, maybe we shouldn't have voted for Trump." Vinca Nov 25 #28

So many MAGA wanting those high paying easy farm jobs will be able to get them now! Bernardo de La Paz Nov 25 #30

This is why I do not respect the right. Dawson Leery Nov 25 #31

FACT NotHardly Nov 25 #32

Delusional. ... littlemissmartypants Nov 25 #33

Ok ...... Farmer-Rick Nov 25 #34

They all have Trump flags on their properties Puppyjive Nov 25 #36

You voted for this guy. Old Crank Nov 25 #37

This is a case of "TOLD YOU SO!" liberal N proud Nov 25 #39

Not sure about sincerity Nasruddin Nov 25 #40

PSGWSP LW1977 Nov 25 #42

If you bought the ticket, enjoy the ride. TomSlick Nov 25 #43

I believe this is good news. Magoo48 Nov 25 #47

True story - 2015 MyOwnPeace Nov 25 #48

Kansas will feel the pain of deportations Postal Grunt Nov 25 #49

Not to worry, the fascists will go after zorbasd Nov 25 #52

Im telling you zorbasd Nov 25 #51

There is no farm voting bloc Cirsium Nov 25 #54

Deportation farms - coming soon from the gop kerouac2 Nov 25 #55

The leopards are getting fat sakabatou Nov 25 #58

Will Elon and Swamy slash farm subsidies? pfitz59 Nov 25 #59

Sure, if they pay him the protection money Hassler Nov 25 #62

I'm sure TrumpCo, a Division tonekat Nov 26 #63

I've been telling y'all... Blue_Tires Nov 26 #64