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Soybean farmers who voted for Trump fume as He sends $40B to Argentina while they face ‘Bankruptcy’ (thedailyadda.com)

submitted 18 hours ago by spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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Across the US this year, farmers have seen costs soar and the price of their produce tumble as Donald Trump’s flagship tariffs sparked a trade war with China.

American farmers, who voted en masse for Trump last year, are now warning of the worst economic crisis since the 1980s, when soaring interest rates and a slump in exports saw the price of crops and the value of farmland collapse. About 300,000 farmers defaulted on their loans and thousands were driven into bankruptcy.

“We spent a hell lot of time in China building relationships, building those markets,” he said. “And then you basically piss it all away, to be blunt.”

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[–] Sanctus@anarchist.nexus 58 points 18 hours ago (5 children)

He was never your friend you fucken ass breathers. Idk how you could hear any of his rhetoric as a farmer who relies on exports and be like "fuck yeah I'm gonna be way better off!" Go grab the shared braincell from Bo and sit in a corner to think about your logic there.

[–] spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works 45 points 17 hours ago (2 children)

They'd vote for him again anyway without a second thought.

[–] underisk@lemmy.ml 5 points 15 hours ago

people like this dont care how bad things get for them as long as they think the people they hate have it worse.

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