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yardwork

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32. Yes, and the rest of us get nothing.

Reply to Ocelot II (Reply #1)

Tue Dec 9, 2025, 06:28 PM

Dec 2025

What about all the other Americans losing small businesses and paying higher prices because of the stupid tariffs?

One of my two useless senators (Thom Tillis) posted on FB today praise for Trump looking out for NC's tobacco farmers. There is so much wrong with this....

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Trump says $12 billion bailout plan for farmers will come from tariff revenue [View all] Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Dec 2025 OP

So it's just a circle of money with no real benefit to anybody. Ocelot II Dec 2025 #1

Yes. I think the correct economic term is "circle jerk." Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #5

Paying them not to farm lame54 Dec 2025 #7

Yes, and the rest of us get nothing. yardwork Dec 2025 #32

I knew he was gonna pull a fast one on the farmers! imanamerican63 Dec 2025 #2

Gosh mr trump why do our farmers need to be bailed out? BOSSHOG Dec 2025 #3

What's the difference between Trump & a flying pig? CrispyQ Dec 2025 #10

Tariffs caused the deficit for the farmers and now the tariffs will bail them out? Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #4

He thought tariffs BOSSHOG Dec 2025 #12

Trump is a cold blooded murderer, rapist, traitor, thief, Russian asset. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #14

I'm sure he knows nothing about farming, has he ever even been to a farm? Walleye Dec 2025 #18

He knows everything about nothing and nothing about everything BOSSHOG Dec 2025 #21

Trump's a liar. (In addition to a puppet, a convicted felon and a rapist.) suegeo Dec 2025 #24

We are paying Trump to destroy our country, and then paying to repair it. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #25

Robbing Peter to pay Paul CountAllVotes Dec 2025 #6

It appears to me that Krasnov has a Sovereign Wealth Fund, gab13by13 Dec 2025 #8

Who is auditing the supposed tariff money? Prairie Gates Dec 2025 #9

The Trump Crime Syndicate has its own internal auditors. Irish_Dem Dec 2025 #26

Has anyone made a running list of all the things Emile Dec 2025 #11

Where's the 2,000$ to every taxpayer this month?! It was to be dispersed from the tariff's fund Deuxcents Dec 2025 #29

Oh, but you stiff everyone else from getting their $5K TheBlackAdder Dec 2025 #13

Hate seeing just farmers getting help. bluestarone Dec 2025 #15

DJT sure is spreading that tariff money thin. He brags about how much tariff money has allegorical oracle Dec 2025 #16

We Know the Formula, As Reliable as the Laws of Gravity; His Lips Are Moving, Therefore The Roux Comes First Dec 2025 #17

So, you steal my wallet C_U_L8R Dec 2025 #19

Would not Rebl2 Dec 2025 #20

Sounds like Trump 1.0 all over again. MustBeTheBooz Dec 2025 #22

The soybean market took decades to build (China) suegeo Dec 2025 #23

It's easier to keep a customer than to get one back. mobeau69 Dec 2025 #33

Socialism taking our many and giving it to farmers. nt doc03 Dec 2025 #27

It feels like he's promised $32 kajillion in programs from these tariffs Sympthsical Dec 2025 #28

What about the rest of us you orange asshole. dem4decades Dec 2025 #30

Tariff money stolen from consumers who got nothing for it bucolic_frolic Dec 2025 #31

Socialism for farmers. Trump is a Communist! Emile Dec 2025 #34

The Trump Stink The Wizard Dec 2025 #35