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AllyCat

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19. That's the point. They bankrupt the farmers and

Reply to BumRushDaShow (Original post)

Wed Apr 2, 2025, 10:41 AM

Apr 2

Private equity picks up the land for pennies on the dollar. Then rent the land back to those farmers so they make more money and the farmers make less. See?

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GOP Senator Warns Trump's Tariffs Will Do 'Irreparable' Damage to Farmers: 'One Crop Away From Bankruptcy' [View all] BumRushDaShow Apr 2 OP

You break it, you bought it C_U_L8R Apr 2 #1

And what are you going to do about?..................... Lovie777 Apr 2 #2

Nothing FredGarvin Apr 2 #6

Let me guess...they're priming the pump for yet another subsidy check for farmers Bengus81 Apr 2 #3

Omg! They are eating OUR faces! UpInArms Apr 2 #4

Tillis knows that Trump is going to bail out the farmers FredGarvin Apr 2 #5

100%. So far Trump's only bailed them out with 10 billion travelingthrulife Apr 2 #12

If they want to extend those tax cuts BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #13

They will just add that "communist" money to the national debt while... Justice matters. Apr 2 #25

They are going to have to plow through those hardcore "fiscal conservatives" first BumRushDaShow Apr 2 #26

Tillis is an absolute disgrace. PopArtMonkey Apr 2 #7

You wanna be "crisp" on this issue, Sen. Tillis? Paladin Apr 2 #8

More farms for corporations to snatch up! progressoid Apr 2 #9

Don't care. Add them to the list of men women and children they are hurting. Autumn Apr 2 #10

Silly Tillis. You have the power to impeach this monster. travelingthrulife Apr 2 #11

Farmers voted overwhelmingly for Trump Bev54 Apr 2 #14

When this "crop" of farmers are dead and gone..... wolfie001 Apr 2 #17

The problem is they are in bed or vertically integrated Bev54 Apr 2 #21

KKKorrupt repukes wolfie001 Apr 2 #24

Farmers votes have been bought for decades, first the farm bill, and then bailouts. walkingman Apr 2 #27

Weak argument: TR*** LOVES BANKRUPTCY truthisfreedom Apr 2 #15

Trump doesn't care except to target those who speak of his failures. twodogsbarking Apr 2 #16

Well, that IS what they voted for... ananda Apr 2 #18

That's the point. They bankrupt the farmers and AllyCat Apr 2 #19

Yep Rebl2 Apr 2 #20

Some lessons in life are expensive, as can be ones actions, republianmushroom Apr 2 #22

Factory Farms Johnny2X2X Apr 2 #23

Every farmer I know is a multi millionaire, who received Kittycatkat Apr 2 #28

Now he gets to control them all for carve-outs. " I need you to do me a favor, though" Walleye Apr 2 #29

US farmers are the real welfare queens Mysterian Apr 2 #30