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Mysterian

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5. For their generous welfare checks

Mon Sep 15, 2025, 12:14 PM

Sep 2025

The "fiscal conservative" republicans raised the debt ceiling by $5 TRILLION so they will be sure to borrow more money from China and other countries to give red-state farmers a new round of welfare checks. They call them "subsidies," but it's just another word for freeloaders getting taxpayer money.

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So this hits close to home for me... democratsruletheday Sep 2025 #1

willing participants Be Leave On Sep 2025 #15

Because "the Blacks" and they'd vote for him tomorrow. 617Blue Sep 2025 #2

I just attribute to racism and misogyny... ananda Sep 2025 #3

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And the churches. Mariana Sep 2025 #10

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Don't discount the role of religion. Mariana Sep 2025 #9

Definitely. ananda Sep 2025 #17

Mostly racism JI7 Sep 2025 #4

For their generous welfare checks Mysterian Sep 2025 #5

Dreaming for those Grapes of Wrath days exboyfil Sep 2025 #6

Racism and welfare checks. Dawson Leery Sep 2025 #8

No. But they must be restructured to incentivise crop diversity Maru Kitteh Sep 2025 #19

Same reason as a lot of people. usonian Sep 2025 #11

this Kali Sep 2025 #13

Yikes agribiz. usonian Sep 2025 #16

Yep. No couch potatoes, though. ancianita Sep 2025 #18

Sarah Taber is well worth listening to. I follow her on YT. She knows the economics and socioeconomics... Hekate Sep 2025 #14