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riversedge

(81,550 posts)
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:22 AM Sep 2025

McGovern: Over and over again I heard from farmers about how they are bracing for these drastic snap cuts. Why? Because




McGovern: Over and over again I heard from farmers about how they are bracing for these drastic snap cuts. Why? Because you can only buy food with snap benefits. Who grows that food? Our farmers.. They are already seeing the abrupt cancellation of usda programs that support the purchase of fresh local produce for schools and food banks.


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McGovern: Over and over again I heard from farmers about how they are bracing for these drastic snap cuts. Why? Because (Original Post) riversedge Sep 2025 OP
Someone remind me... Who did these farmera overwhelmingly vote for? RockRaven Sep 2025 #1
"Ha ha. Farmer suckers. Ha ha." - Krasnov (r - golf cheat/rapist) BoRaGard Sep 2025 #2
Trump will wriggle and squirm his way out of oasis Sep 2025 #3
There were always huge Trump banners all over the midwest farmland. Irish_Dem Sep 2025 #4
Fool Me Once modrepub Sep 2025 #5
The majority will be kacekwl Sep 2025 #6
They voted for those snap cuts when they voted for Orange Sack of Shit. Autumn Sep 2025 #7

RockRaven

(19,755 posts)
1. Someone remind me... Who did these farmera overwhelmingly vote for?
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:40 AM
Sep 2025

Was it the guy and party doing these cuts?

Oh, that's right, it WAS the guy and party doing these cuts.

BoRaGard

(7,591 posts)
2. "Ha ha. Farmer suckers. Ha ha." - Krasnov (r - golf cheat/rapist)
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:06 AM
Sep 2025

sooner or later, republicons sucker everyone

oasis

(53,986 posts)
3. Trump will wriggle and squirm his way out of
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:17 AM
Sep 2025

this slight to America’s farmers as he did in his first term.

Irish_Dem

(82,369 posts)
4. There were always huge Trump banners all over the midwest farmland.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:20 AM
Sep 2025

Turkeys voting for Thanksgiving dinner.

modrepub

(4,194 posts)
5. Fool Me Once
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:24 AM
Sep 2025

…you know…

Seriously though, hope dems don’t throw a completely unencumbered lifeline to these farmers. Ask them to put up their state and local tax money for matching federal funds or something similar so that they have skin in the game.

kacekwl

(9,265 posts)
6. The majority will be
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 10:22 AM
Sep 2025

paid in one way or another. The stupid will land on their feet and praise trump.

Autumn

(49,020 posts)
7. They voted for those snap cuts when they voted for Orange Sack of Shit.
Tue Sep 9, 2025, 12:31 PM
Sep 2025

Fuck em. I hope they lose their farms.

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