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LetMyPeopleVote

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4. The people who needs the help will not get it

Reply to cbabe (Reply #1)

Wed Dec 10, 2025, 01:06 PM

Wednesday

From the article posted above

6. There’s no guarantee that the bailout will benefit the farmers who need the most assistance. As The New York Times reported, “One issue with payments of this kind — to any industry — is that it can be difficult for the government to match the payments to those who are actually hurt the most. Independent analyses found that the payments the Trump administration made to farmers in the first term disproportionately went to larger and wealthier farms.”

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Here's why Black farmers likely won't see benefits of Trump's $12B farmers relief (#11) cbabe Wednesday #1

The people who needs the help will not get it LetMyPeopleVote Wednesday #4

Yep, more of OUR money for already well off pretend farmers. Attilatheblond Wednesday #5

#1 should read: Trump's trying to cover his ass for a problem he created. CrispyQ Wednesday #2

#8. The source of the bailout is taxpayers. Our money is going to Commodity Credit Corporation suegeo Wednesday #3