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This has a knock on effect where US farmers are struggling, and that leads to US manufacturers of farming equipment struggling and so on. Willy-nilly tariff f
by duxup 1y ago
This has a knock on effect where US farmers are struggling, and that leads to US manufacturers of farming equipment struggling and so on. Willy-nilly tariff fights are not a wise decision as the second order effects can be surprising.
>White House officials have been considering rolling out federal aid to keep farmers afloat like they did during the 2019 trade war.
There was another NYT article that indicated farmers were not perpendicularly happy about this either as that aid tends to float farmers and keep prices low for the larger companies they sell the product. Farmers are aware that in a way they're just being used to support very large food companies who control the market.
- JumpCrisscross 1y agoI live in Wyoming, near Idaho. One of my contenders for stupidest pocket of ‘24 voters is MAGA soybean farmers.
- duxup 1y agoThe NYT article I mentioned had farmers going to meet their local representative ... as if that rep isn't in the pockets of the companies they're complaining about.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> as if that rep isn't in the pockets of the companies they're complaining about Civic engagement is incredibly powerful in rural counties because a small group of farmers can single-handed cause a primary challenge. (They also tend not to kneecap themselves with this anticipatory nihilism.)
- duxup 1y agoThey even mention in the story how they go to these meetings and nothing happens, and there they are at another meeting with the guy they elected ... probably will again.
- JumpCrisscross 1y ago> even mention in the story how they go to these meetings and nothing happens Where do you think all the talk about a farm bailout is coming from?