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Thinkingabout

(30,058 posts)
2. There will be cost to many people in order for Trump to advance his businesses. He is not into
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 10:31 PM
Dec 2016

farming, lots of regrets to come. How much is he going to cost the taxpayers with his sweetheart deals with corporations, looking for bankruptcy in our future.

JHan

(10,173 posts)
3. I've stopped trying to make sense of the silly arguments that got traction this year.. and this one.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 10:33 PM
Dec 2016

should have been obvious for these farmers.

 

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)
5. Not very good down on the farm.
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 10:57 PM
Dec 2016

Bankers are demanding more collateral to cover existing crop loans due to major drop in Commodity prices. Hearing from friends in the AG community,going to be a ton of Bankruptcies and Foreclosures next spring.

 

TuslaUltra

(75 posts)
6. it seems farmers, USUALLY, are more Republican than even the deep south
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 10:58 PM
Dec 2016

other than this election, usually the Plains states go GOP by a bigger margin than the South.

 

JimBeard

(293 posts)
7. The Republicans own Farmers now. Remember when Karl Rove when running
Thu Dec 1, 2016, 11:16 PM
Dec 2016

as fast as he could to Klaymath Falls in Idaho so the government would not turn the water off to local farmers. They know who lives in those red area.

BlueSpot

(856 posts)
8. I have no doubt they'll regret it
Fri Dec 2, 2016, 12:57 AM
Dec 2016

Now ask me if I give a fuck. Consequences and stuff. Apparently we, as a country, need a lesson.

Vote Republican, Get Republican. That is my mantra for (at least) the next four years. Hopefully no more than 4.

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