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17. I want pictures of those rugged individualists lining up for government relief.

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Tue Jul 24, 2018, 11:12 AM

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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