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In It to Win It

(11,584 posts) Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:22 PM Thursday

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Trump says he'll use tariff revenue to bail out farmers

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/09/25/trump-tariff-revenue-bail-out-farmers-00580708

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Trump says he'll use tariff revenue to bail out farmers (Original Post) In It to Win It Thursday OP

Where is the missing money?....................... Lovie777 Thursday #1

How about bailing out the American people Coldwater Thursday #2

What the fuck does he mean.."Until the tariffs kick in"? ProudMNDemocrat Thursday #3

Hey Peter, meet Paul BeyondGeography Thursday #4

So we can afford to bail out wealthy farmers but can't support healthcare for the poorest? walkingman Thursday #5

I Thought The Tariffs Were Meant To Lower Taxes ProfessorGAC Thursday #6

Turns out BeyondGeography Thursday #7

Give them your own damn money. C_U_L8R Thursday #8

They certainly loves 'em some Big Gubbmint. Torchlight Thursday #9

What if the court rules he has to return the tariff money? Vinca Thursday #10

So what the hell was gained? Irish_Dem Thursday #11

Welfare Farmers. bottomofthehill Thursday #12

they've been 'Welfare Farmers' for generations democratsruletheday Thursday #14

Soybeans haven't recovered from Trump's first term gulliver Thursday #13

LOL, shit show politics. Johonny Thursday #15

Lovie777

(20,476 posts)

1. Where is the missing money?.......................

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:24 PM

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Coldwater

(220 posts)

2. How about bailing out the American people

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:24 PM

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who are being equally hut by these tariffs

ProudMNDemocrat

(20,260 posts)

3. What the fuck does he mean.."Until the tariffs kick in"?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:25 PM

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They have already kicked in.

Farmers, thanks in part to TACO Don, hame markets closed to them.

BeyondGeography

(40,673 posts)

4. Hey Peter, meet Paul

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:26 PM

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Hallelujah!

walkingman

(9,874 posts)

5. So we can afford to bail out wealthy farmers but can't support healthcare for the poorest?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:28 PM

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ProfessorGAC

(74,616 posts)

6. I Thought The Tariffs Were Meant To Lower Taxes

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:31 PM

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It can't do both.

BeyondGeography

(40,673 posts)

7. Turns out

Reply to ProfessorGAC (Reply #6)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:35 PM

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it’s a slush fund for Trumpers damaged by Trump.

C_U_L8R

(48,163 posts)

8. Give them your own damn money.

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:36 PM

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And stop taking ours. What a stupid plan.

Torchlight

(5,720 posts)

9. They certainly loves 'em some Big Gubbmint.

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:38 PM

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Weird watching free-market conservatives applaud the state stepping in over the market. It's almost as though that were all a pantsload of excuses and slogans.

Vinca

(52,740 posts)

10. What if the court rules he has to return the tariff money?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 02:43 PM

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Irish_Dem

(75,383 posts)

11. So what the hell was gained?

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 03:43 PM

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The tariffs caused the farmers' problems.
Now the tariff money will be used to solve the farmers' problems.

bottomofthehill

(9,265 posts)

12. Welfare Farmers.

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:08 PM

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democratsruletheday

(1,586 posts)

14. they've been 'Welfare Farmers' for generations

Reply to bottomofthehill (Reply #12)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:39 PM

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and decade after decade. Racism, misogyny and welfare is why they keep voting for Repukes.

gulliver

(13,520 posts)

13. Soybeans haven't recovered from Trump's first term

Reply to In It to Win It (Original post)

Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:38 PM

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This is why Dems have to get our focus back. Trump is taking farmers, the working class, middle class, and seniors for a ride. We need to focus on those folks.

Johonny

(24,773 posts)

15. LOL, shit show politics.

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Thu Sep 25, 2025, 04:50 PM

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