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Showing Original Post only (View all)Let's get one thing straight about the farmers squawking about their farms going under [View all]
These aren't 40 acres and a mule types; most independent farmers are millionaires with vast holdings and a majority voted for the fucking pedophile.
They are worried that the market will price soybeans at $10 rather than $12, which will eat into their profit margin.
So, spare me that they are the latter-day equivalent of the Joad family, they are just as parasitic as corporations because they are corporations.
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Let's get one thing straight about the farmers squawking about their farms going under [View all]
Aviation Pro
Sep 2025
OP
TRUTH!! Farmers have been using the government to enrich themselves for decades.
walkingman
Sep 2025
#2
So true. I live near a $2.2-million "small" family farm. They work hard, admittedly, but
allegorical oracle
Sep 2025
#14
Happening in my rural area of Fla., too. One of the creepiest trends is turning farm
allegorical oracle
Sep 2025
#31
Farmers Welfare Kings and Queens living in Chicago Hotels driving Cadillacs
bottomofthehill
Sep 2025
#8
I am far too busy to write the meaningful commentary this subject requires. Three points:
flashman13
Sep 2025
#37