The Self Destruction Of US Farmers

[skews13]

Leave it to others to explain why the agricultural heartland so ardently backed a presidential candidate promising a trade conflagration sure to hit it the hardest. Despite it all, Trump’s Republican allies held on to most of the major soybean-producing congressional districts in the midterms. Explain that.

The self-destruction of U.S. farmers

You can't fix stupid.

The Darwin effect of bankruptcy and starvation leading to early death can mitigate the suffering though.

 

[ErikViking]

Don’t be to hard on conservative farmers, they still can’t get over that slash-and-burn-is-bad-scam. Fucking government funded alarmists is messing with them.

 

[Dana7360]

Leave it to others to explain why the agricultural heartland so ardently backed a presidential candidate promising a trade conflagration sure to hit it the hardest. Despite it all, Trump’s Republican allies held on to most of the major soybean-producing congressional districts in the midterms. Explain that.

The self-destruction of U.S. farmers

You can't fix stupid.

The Darwin effect of bankruptcy and starvation leading to early death can mitigate the suffering though.

Never underestimate the power of hate. Those people have been brainwashed to hate anyone who isn't like them. They've been brainwashed that anyone who isn't like them is a liberal and all liberals are evil. Take a look at what adjectives conservatives use to describe liberals on this board. Those posts explains all of it very well.

Personally, the way I see it, they voted for it. They chose it. They wanted it and they still defend what trump is doing to them with his tariffs.

If he closes the border it's going to hurt them even more yet they are cheering trump on and want him to close the border.

 

[WillowTree]

China is importing American rice now!

 

[depotoo]

China is importing American rice now!

And soy beans!

 

[Kondor3]

Here is my own best guess as to why Trump did so well amongst Farmer-Folk...

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Trade imbalances in agriculture represent slow death by a thousand cuts for Farmer Folk.

Along comes a brash, radical pitch-man who promises to burn-down existing agreements and go toe-to-toe against competitor-nations.

Those dying the slow death-by-a-thousand-cuts figure they might as well 'rumble' while they still have some strength left.

They know that they're gonna get hurt in the short-term but those who survive may be in a vastly better position than they are now.

That's not stupid... it's actually a fairly intelligent rationale for voting for someone, in their context.

Trouble is...

The pitch-man turned out to be a snake-oil salesman...

Great at tearing things down but a miserable failure at putting better things in their place...

Still, it ain't over 'til it's over, and the trade wars are really just now getting underway...

Time will tell, whether we continue to run with agricultural trade imbalances, or whether our own people finally get a break.

 

[BlackFlag]

Leave it to others to explain why the agricultural heartland so ardently backed a presidential candidate promising a trade conflagration sure to hit it the hardest. Despite it all, Trump’s Republican allies held on to most of the major soybean-producing congressional districts in the midterms. Explain that.

The self-destruction of U.S. farmers

You can't fix stupid.

The Darwin effect of bankruptcy and starvation leading to early death can mitigate the suffering though.

We need a good culling of farmers. Maybe their massive subsides and fraudulent ethanol scam can finally be taken from them.

 

[Moonglow]

China is importing American rice now!

Zero soybeans..

 

[Moonglow]

Leave it to others to explain why the agricultural heartland so ardently backed a presidential candidate promising a trade conflagration sure to hit it the hardest. Despite it all, Trump’s Republican allies held on to most of the major soybean-producing congressional districts in the midterms. Explain that.

The self-destruction of U.S. farmers

You can't fix stupid.

The Darwin effect of bankruptcy and starvation leading to early death can mitigate the suffering though.

We need a good culling of farmers. Maybe their massive subsides and fraudulent ethanol scam can finally be taken from them.

The majority are single farmers but CAFOS are taking over..

 

[Muhammed]

Like all business owners, farmers just hate having their taxes slashed.

Or not.

 

[Ambivalent1]

Leave it to others to explain why the agricultural heartland so ardently backed a presidential candidate promising a trade conflagration sure to hit it the hardest. Despite it all, Trump’s Republican allies held on to most of the major soybean-producing congressional districts in the midterms. Explain that.

The self-destruction of U.S. farmers

You can't fix stupid.

The Darwin effect of bankruptcy and starvation leading to early death can mitigate the suffering though.

Indeed and we can hope it takes you sooner rather than later.

 

[Moonglow]

Like all business owners, farmers just hate having their taxes slashed.

Or not.

We do enjoy the cash rebate for off road diesel or gas usage..

 

[Ambivalent1]

Like all business owners, farmers just hate having their taxes slashed.

Or not.

We do enjoy the cash rebate for off road diesel or gas usage..

American's love their pork. You should see the brand new combines, tractors and trucks farmer's drive.

 

[Harpy Eagle]

Like all business owners, farmers just hate having their taxes slashed.

Or not.

What is better than getting your taxes slashed and having the government hand your more than 50 billion dollars in welfare money.

 

[SassyIrishLass]

Lose a battle but win the war.

It helps to actually do some research...loons

Why China can’t count on Brazil to fill the soybean gap in its trade battle with the US | South China Morning Post

EU touts jump in soybean imports from U.S. | Article [AMP] | Reuters