US Government Checks Constituted 40% Of Farmers Income In 2020; USDA

[skews13]

In a late October campaign appearance in Omaha, Neb., President Donald Trump said he believed farmers were better off getting government payments than relying solely on their farming receipts.

“In fact, some people say our farmers do better now than when they actually had a farm,” he said.

Many top farm states voted again for Trump in November, including Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and Kansas. Several, however, left Trump to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, including Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia.

U.S. government checks constituted 40% of farmers' income in 2020: USDA

Iowa farmer says that without federal money it would have been difficult to make ends meet but that it began to feel as if the government checks were...

www.marketwatch.com

Well, now we know how red state farmers, and Trump really think about socialism.

 

[pknopp]

Capitalism.

 

[kyzr]

Your article missed the point of helping US farmers since China retaliated against them for Trump's tariffs:

Trump Tariff Aid To Farmers Cost More Than U.S. Nuclear Forces

The $28 billion for farmers raises questions about using taxpayer money to shield policymakers from the consequences of tariff increases.

www.forbes.com

After a series of tariff increases on Chinese imports, the government of China retaliated against U.S. exporters, as predicted by trade analysts outside of the administration. As a result, U.S. exports, particularly of agricultural goods, dropped significantly. “Losing the world’s most populous country as an export market has been a major blow to the [U.S.] agriculture industry,” reported the New York Times in August 2019. “Total American agricultural exports to China were $24 billion in 2014 and fell to $9.1 billion last year, according to the American Farm Bureau.” In 2018, U.S. farmers’ soybean exports to China declined by 75%, according to the U.S. International Trade Commission.

 

[pknopp]

Your article missed the point of helping US farmers since China retaliated against them for Trump's tariffs:

No one missed that taxes were taken from some to give to others.

 

[CrusaderFrank]

In a late October campaign appearance in Omaha, Neb., President Donald Trump said he believed farmers were better off getting government payments than relying solely on their farming receipts.

“In fact, some people say our farmers do better now than when they actually had a farm,” he said.

Many top farm states voted again for Trump in November, including Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and Kansas. Several, however, left Trump to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, including Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia.

U.S. government checks constituted 40% of farmers' income in 2020: USDA

Iowa farmer says that without federal money it would have been difficult to make ends meet but that it began to feel as if the government checks were...

www.marketwatch.com

Well, now we know how red state farmers, and Trump really think about socialism.

President Xi thanks you for your post!

 

[Moonglow]

Your article missed the point of helping US farmers since China retaliated against them for Trump's tariffs:

No one missed that taxes were taken from some to give to others.

Damn welfare slugs..

 

[Toro]

Farm welfare is one of the biggest government programs out there.

 

[Coyote]

In a late October campaign appearance in Omaha, Neb., President Donald Trump said he believed farmers were better off getting government payments than relying solely on their farming receipts.

“In fact, some people say our farmers do better now than when they actually had a farm,” he said.

Many top farm states voted again for Trump in November, including Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and Kansas. Several, however, left Trump to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, including Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia.

U.S. government checks constituted 40% of farmers' income in 2020: USDA

Iowa farmer says that without federal money it would have been difficult to make ends meet but that it began to feel as if the government checks were...

www.marketwatch.com

Well, now we know how red state farmers, and Trump really think about socialism.

Where were all the demands for drug tests In exchange for getting federal handouts?

 

[kyzr]

Your article missed the point of helping US farmers since China retaliated against them for Trump's tariffs:

No one missed that taxes were taken from some to give to others.

OMG, it was TARIFF money given to farmers, NOT TAXES

Trump tariffs: How much is US collecting in revenue?

Federal spending continues to outpace revenue collection.

www.foxbusiness.com

The US collected $60b in tariffs from China and paid farmers $30b because China cut agri imports.
Stop with the whining already.

 

[Shawnee_b]

Absolutely nothing new, farmers have been paid a very long time "not to grow crops", subsidies, loans. Try 1929

1929
President Franklin D. Roosevelt included farm subsidies in the New Deal. They were originally created to help farmers ravaged by the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression of 1929.

It's not an orange man bad thing like YOU want it to be.

Illegals and immigrants are subsidized way over any American, Veteran, Farmers, small businesses, foreign country's get money for what??? , fuck the Americans right commie?

Don't like American farmers getting a subsidy, eat dirt.

 

[Shawnee_b]

Where were all the demands for drug tests In exchange for getting federal handouts?

How about drug testing the 535, there were demands for that too and well founded. Many have been on the fed dole all their lives. Still are. Test them, let the farmer alone and let him grow your food.

 

[Coyote]

Where were all the demands for drug tests In exchange for getting federal handouts?

How about drug testing the 535, there were demands for that too and well founded. Many have been on the fed dole all their lives. Still are. Test them, let the farmer alone and let him grow your food.

Anyone can take drugs. Why should only some welfare be subject to drug tests? Because it isn’t the right picture?

 

[Coyote]

Absolutely nothing new, farmers have been paid a very long time "not to grow crops", subsidies, loans. Try 1929

1929
President Franklin D. Roosevelt included farm subsidies in the New Deal. They were originally created to help farmers ravaged by the Dust Bowl and the Great Depression of 1929.

It's not an orange man bad thing like YOU want it to be.

Illegals and immigrants are subsidized way over any American, Veteran, Farmers, small businesses, foreign country's get money for what??? , fuck the Americans right commie?

Don't like American farmers getting a subsidy, eat dirt.

I don’t have an issue with farm subsidies...up to a point.

One, a hell of our subsidy tax dollars seem to disproportionately go to the Agri-businesses, rather than small farmers.

Two, my tax dollars are paying for bad policy, that is disproportionately affecting farmers, but we aren’t ch@nging the policy.

Three, a lot of money somehow ended up going to farmers NOT affected by the tariffs.

 

[pknopp]

Your article missed the point of helping US farmers since China retaliated against them for Trump's tariffs:

No one missed that taxes were taken from some to give to others.

OMG, it was TARIFF money given to farmers, NOT TAXES

Trump tariffs: How much is US collecting in revenue?

Federal spending continues to outpace revenue collection.

www.foxbusiness.com

The US collected $60b in tariffs from China and paid farmers $30b because China cut agri imports.
Stop with the whining already.

"Tariff money" is taxes but you know this. The US collected nothing from China.

 

[Missouri_Mike]

I’m actually all for you democrat fucks in the big cities paying the real price for your food. Drop the subsidies today and let the market take over.

 

[Indeependent]

In a late October campaign appearance in Omaha, Neb., President Donald Trump said he believed farmers were better off getting government payments than relying solely on their farming receipts.

“In fact, some people say our farmers do better now than when they actually had a farm,” he said.

Many top farm states voted again for Trump in November, including Iowa, Nebraska, Texas and Kansas. Several, however, left Trump to vote for Democrat Joe Biden, including Wisconsin, Michigan and Georgia.

U.S. government checks constituted 40% of farmers' income in 2020: USDA

Iowa farmer says that without federal money it would have been difficult to make ends meet but that it began to feel as if the government checks were...

www.marketwatch.com

Well, now we know how red state farmers, and Trump really think about socialism.

Every Red State has dozens of Blue Towns.
Every Blue State has dozens of Red Towns.

 

[pknopp]

I’m actually all for you democrat fucks in the big cities paying the real price for your food. Drop the subsidies today and let the market take over.

Everyone that pretends to support Capitalism should be demanding it. That's not happening. People love their socialism far too much when it benefits them.

Why do we not see the "Capitalists" out demanding that subsidies stop? That bail outs stop? That the pumping by the Federal Reserve stop?

You are never going to see that because overwhelmingly those who pretend to be Capitalists are frauds.

Capitalism has failed. Maybe it wouldn't have if not for all the greed but then that's kinda the point.

 

[LordBrownTrout]

And then you have the federal govt raining down manna from heaven to hospitals and clinics every time they chalk up something to covid, ie tick bite, scratch, headache, back pain.

 

[kyzr]

Where were all the demands for drug tests In exchange for getting federal handouts?

How about drug testing the 535, there were demands for that too and well founded. Many have been on the fed dole all their lives. Still are. Test them, let the farmer alone and let him grow your food.

Anyone can take drugs. Why should only some welfare be subject to drug tests? Because it isn’t the right picture?

1. The number of opioid deaths keeps setting records, 81,000/yr recently

Opioid Deaths Reached Record Number, Says CDC Data -- Occupational Health & Safety

The NSC hopes that the new presidential administration will use their plan to address opioid misuse.

ohsonline.com

2. IMHO opioid deaths are simply chlorine in the gene pool, stupid is as stupid does.

3. The point of my post is that many companies require drug tests as required by their insurer, so druggies are less employable. Hence to get off welfare, get clean and get a job.

 

[kyzr]

Your article missed the point of helping US farmers since China retaliated against them for Trump's tariffs:

No one missed that taxes were taken from some to give to others.

OMG, it was TARIFF money given to farmers, NOT TAXES

Trump tariffs: How much is US collecting in revenue?

Federal spending continues to outpace revenue collection.

www.foxbusiness.com

The US collected $60b in tariffs from China and paid farmers $30b because China cut agri imports.
Stop with the whining already.

"Tariff money" is taxes but you know this. The US collected nothing from China.

Tariff money comes from importers.
They either take it from profits or add it to the price, either way its NOT paid by US taxpayers as you imply.