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In reply to the discussion: She hoped Trump would revive her farm. Now she worries his policies could bankrupt it. [View all]Cirsium
(2,551 posts)37. The public will be hurt
The public will be hurt when this ag sector goes down. The developers are chomping at the bit. That is where the big money is, not in farming.
There are 300 or so growers here, I would guess about 40-45% vote Democratic. But in this area, dominated by cherry orchards, 10,000 people voted for Trump.
Farm owners do vote Republican, but no more so and perhaps less than owners in any other industry. Are they stupid or doing so? Yes.
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She hoped Trump would revive her farm. Now she worries his policies could bankrupt it. [View all]
BumRushDaShow
Mar 22
OP
Republican "Welfare Queen" farmer sucking on the government teat cries the blues.
Tarzanrock
Mar 22
#3
Fear not, Rebecca! An agribusiness megacorp eagerly waits in the wings to buy your farm
0rganism
Mar 22
#17
" jeopardizing her ability to hire the workers she needs for this season's harvest."
Norrrm
Mar 22
#18
"I'll admit to you, I bleed Republican. However, this has left a sour taste in my mouth,"
mdbl
Mar 22
#31
Pretty soon the leopards will be too fat to climb up and lurk in her cherry trees,
Ocelot II
Mar 22
#33
Tell her she's a "communist" for cashing in subsidies from the gobernment.
Justice matters.
Mar 22
#44