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(60,536 posts) Tue Jul 24, 2018, 10:46 AM Jul 2018

WH readies plan to extend about $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers caught in Trump's... [View all]

Source: The Washington Post

White House readies plan to extend about $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers caught in Trump’s escalating trade war

By Washington Post Staff
July 24 at 10:39 AM

An announcement could come as soon as Tuesday, according to two people briefed on the matter. This is the latest sign that growing tensions between the United States and other countries will not end soon.

Farm groups have complained that Trump’s tariffs on foreign imports have led other countries to retaliate with tariffs on U.S. products, jeopardizing farmers’ overseas sales of soybeans and other crops.

Under the White House plan, the money will be disbursed in at least three ways, coming through direct assistance, a food purchase and distribution program, and a trade promotion program.

This is a developing story. It will be updated.

Read more: https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/07/24/white-house-readies-plan-to-extend-about-12-billion-in-emergency-aid-to-farmers-caught-in-trumps-escalating-trade-war/

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WH readies plan to extend about $12 billion in emergency aid to farmers caught in Trump's... [View all] DonViejo Jul 2018 OP

Cash bribes work wonders. Farmers have been expecting this dalton99a Jul 2018 #1

Welfare and bailouts ArizonaLib Jul 2018 #31

How is this "limited government"? Moostache Jul 2018 #2

So this will save them this year, maybe, greymattermom Jul 2018 #3

The farmers will love it ... aggiesal Jul 2018 #4

So they are taking tax money to pay off farmers who will lose big time because of Trump's fuck ups? Botany Jul 2018 #5

Bribe money from where exactly? Who will be forced to sacrifice for those Republican voters? Freethinker65 Jul 2018 #6

New York, Chicago and Los Angeles and the state of NJ , of course. bettyellen Jul 2018 #19

Those of us who can no longer fully deduct local taxes DBoon Jul 2018 #28

We need to equate bailouts like this to cuts in Medicare and Social Security. Lonestarblue Jul 2018 #33

I bet snowybirdie Jul 2018 #7

Bingo! Delmette2.0 Jul 2018 #9

Gotta love it when Government Planners engineer the economy and push socialist bailouts. TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #8

They'll probably turn it down.. Permanut Jul 2018 #10

Billions of pounds of meat in storage. Delmette2.0 Jul 2018 #11

So, socialism for farmers? Sophia4 Jul 2018 #12

and what social welfare program will they pull THIS money from? arithia Jul 2018 #13

The Bribe (R) Achilleaze Jul 2018 #14

Appease the base, appease the base, appease the base ... so I can be King. KPN Jul 2018 #15

That'll only help this year, but what about next year? donkeypoofed Jul 2018 #16

Maybe Mexico is paying for it? FSogol Jul 2018 #44

I want pictures of those rugged individualists lining up for government relief. TeamPooka Jul 2018 #17

Oh this is wonderful! blue-wave Jul 2018 #18

This is welfare for the farmers which is OK but welfare for those that need it.. get rid of it lancelyons Jul 2018 #20

Where is the bail out for the poor and middle class that will be paying more because of the tariffs? SFnomad Jul 2018 #21

Is ag actually experiencing Maxheader Jul 2018 #22

They are likely figuring out a way to tax only Democrats to pay for it. world wide wally Jul 2018 #23

Dumbest waste of tax payer money EVER. sinkingfeeling Jul 2018 #24

More corporate welfare so they can cut more safety net programs nt elmac Jul 2018 #25

Are you fucking kidding me!!!! Wuddles440 Jul 2018 #26

The word is aid, it's not free money, but loans...as for purchase..it's in beachbum bob Jul 2018 #27

The Trump Family tom_kelly Jul 2018 #29

on par with Puerto Rico JDC Jul 2018 #30

"Happy Farmer, Patriotic Farmer! You must tighten your belts in this Two-Year Plan!" markses66 Jul 2018 #32

Damage control C_U_L8R Jul 2018 #34

Up a little further goes the deficit spending. ooky Jul 2018 #35

They can spare $12 billion for farmers but not a penny for education, the elderly, disabled vets Nitram Jul 2018 #36

Trade wars are not easy to win Gothmog Jul 2018 #37

Yet, no money for Puerto Rico riverbendviewgal Jul 2018 #38

Handouts for his base truthisfreedom Jul 2018 #39

What about sellers of aluminum/steel components? Nero Mero Jul 2018 #40

Welfare after they begged and whined after they cheered the person causing them to beg now. Solly Mack Jul 2018 #41

An admission that Trump's tariff war has failed. Loser! Snellius Jul 2018 #42

Can they do that? Only Congress has the purse strings. shraby Jul 2018 #43

And then there is a Congress and right wing fascist enabling traitor Congress turbinetree Jul 2018 #45

Create crisis. Throw money. Claim credit. Zambero Jul 2018 #46

Major Major's father was a sober God-fearing man whose idea of a good joke was to lie about his age mahatmakanejeeves Jul 2018 #47

Yep Freethinker65 Jul 2018 #48

That's a hoot. He's hollowed out all sort of relief sources, where's he going to steal that ... marble falls Jul 2018 #49

And now Timmygoat Jul 2018 #50

Isn't that what the Communist Chinese do? Snellius Jul 2018 #51

So he's going to dump some water on the forest fire he started. Okay nt Flaleftist Jul 2018 #52

But, but, deficit! Balanced budget! tanyev Jul 2018 #53

Democrats should demand that payment for this be deducted from oasis Jul 2018 #54

As with farm subsidies, it will mostly go to large corporations n/t TexasBushwhacker Jul 2018 #55

Kick ck4829 Jul 2018 #56