r/LeopardsAteMyFarm • u/Annoying1978 • 2d ago

Farmers want ANOTHER bailout

https://youtu.be/eNFAv4rhnMM

American farmers are facing their worst economic crisis in decades, with bankruptcies soaring and family farms at risk of disappearing. But why are taxpayers being asked to bail out farmers who voted against their own interests - again?

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u/Firm-Advertising5396 Leopard Spotter 2d ago edited 1d ago

That's the problem, the farmers and ranchers continue to vote republican over and over and are expecting different results.... Otherwise known as insanity

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u/steerbell 2d ago

And Republicans keep giving them money.

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u/bramley36 2d ago

My understanding is that the bail outs only go to the largest farms.

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u/Interesting_Ant_6990 2d ago

The bailouts go to farm suppliers not to the farms themselves. This is welfare for Bayer/monsanto types.

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u/bramley36 1d ago

the bailouts also go to lenders.