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The Trump administration is considering a significant financial aid package for farmers, according to multiple sources familiar with the discussions. The package could include more than $10 billion in relief.

The White House is focusing on soybean farmers, since they've been hard hit by the Chinese boycott on American soybeans. Discussions about the package are still in early stages, one of the sources said.

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[-] rafoix@lemmy.zip 72 points 4 days ago

The actual solution to all the problems caused by right wingers seems to always be socialism.

[-] bigfondue@lemmy.world 22 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Fascism is sort of like socialism for the bourgeoisie only

[-] Pondis@lemmy.world 33 points 4 days ago

Maybe the farmers should just sell their soy beans to the US manufacturers of Soy products instead /s

[-] BakerBagel@midwest.social 13 points 4 days ago

That is the irony. They can push for Americans to eat more soy products, but people can't come close to consuming as much soy as the livestock we feed it to. And with beef prices continuing to skyrocket, people can't afford to eat beef either. We should have been cutting subsidies for corn and soy and using that money to invest in farmers growing actual food for actual people. But that's harder to profit from so big daddy corporate ag made sure the gravy train kept rolling.

[-] zwerg@feddit.org 3 points 4 days ago

Shut up and eat your soya steak!

[-] nymnympseudonym@lemmy.world 23 points 4 days ago

I'm sure American farmers will appreciate getting half as much as the Argentinians

[-] Bronzebeard@lemmy.zip 11 points 4 days ago

The implementation of this will be delayed long enough for most of them to have to sell their land to Big Ag, THEN they'll distribute the money based on who owns those soybean farms (now).

[-] Sausagecat@lemmy.world 13 points 4 days ago

How much of that would actually go to small farmers and not just get eaten by giant corporations? I'd be willing to bet basically all of it and the only reason Trump is doing this is because those mega farm corps are lining his pocket for it.

[-] relativestranger@feddit.nl 3 points 4 days ago

and they can use the grift to buy-out the rest.

[-] Washedupcynic@lemmy.ca 3 points 3 days ago

Fuck that, they voted for it. Let them eat soybeans.

[-] SARGE@startrek.website 9 points 4 days ago

Can't wait for one of my coworkers to speak positively of this move so I can ask them why they're praising SOCIALISM

I mean, I think the world would be a better place if capitalism died and socialism were recognized as being far superior, but I can say with 100% certainty that THEY do NOT.

[-] BrianTheeBiscuiteer@lemmy.world 9 points 4 days ago

It's a $10 billion rebate.

[-] relativestranger@feddit.nl 13 points 4 days ago

can't be having the red-state farmers turning on them because of (the expected by everyone with more than three brain cells) policy failures.

they're just looking to buy continuing 'support' and mid-term votes.

[-] rayyy@lemmy.world 6 points 4 days ago

More like another $10 billion welfare check for the wealthy.

[-] Fontasia@feddit.nl 5 points 4 days ago

Since when in this administration did a discussion being in the early stages stop an announcement?

[-] desmosthenes@lemmy.world 4 points 4 days ago

Something, something… waste, fraud and abuse.

[-] Atelopus-zeteki@fedia.io 1 points 4 days ago

Quick plant some soybeans, in order to grab some loot.

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