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Bengus81

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28. By 2020 the Trump admin had paid farmers a total of $32 BILLION in subsidies
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 08:16 AM
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I will FUCKING guarantee this next round of FAT subsidy checks will be MORE than what they will strip from Medicaid in it's first year. You know that "gotta save money so Medicaid gets GUTTED" thing.

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US taxpayer paid to bankrupt farmers. Now will pay to bail them out. Irish_Dem Monday #1
In order to keep his/their voter block intact ... and KPN Monday #18
The billionaires are angry that feeding the people is even an issue. Irish_Dem Yesterday #23
Isn't that called vote buying...??? IthinkThereforeIAM 20 hrs ago #38
Buying votes here! bluestarone Monday #2
Trump bailed out farmers with tax money during his first term also. riversedge Monday #3
After he screwed them, same as it is happening here. Escurumbele Yesterday #22
Most farmer's are millionaires?????? Farmer-Rick Yesterday #32
Crank out them socialisms durablend Monday #4
them socialisms for the favored few..... Many more have lost their jobs. Norrrm Monday #11
That toon tells it all! oasis Monday #17
By 2020 the Trump admin had paid farmers a total of $32 BILLION in subsidies Bengus81 Yesterday #28
Easy-peasy, just cancel those ridiculous illegal tariffs FakeNoose Monday #5
Which farmers? quaint Monday #6
I suggest maybe not the Libertarians. littlemissmartypants Monday #7
nor the *real* family farmers. quaint Monday #9
Family farms make up 95% of farms in the US. So yeah...they'll be getting yet ANOTHER check Bengus81 Yesterday #26
Small family farms, not the huge acreage, corporate farms with multiple locations, owned by families. quaint Yesterday #33
Gotta take care of your base! JoseBalow Monday #8
So I guess all the Bootstraps are off! mdbl Monday #10
Let me get this straight they voted for the psychopath that promised them the moon................and then turbinetree Monday #12
You can't expect the people who caused the problem to solve the problem. They won't, but we know that. twodogsbarking Monday #13
Why ? They got their man and his policies in the WH. republianmushroom Monday #14
"Soshilism!!!!" Grins Monday #15
They didn't bat an eye Mblaze 22 hrs ago #37
Destroy the market through protectionist policy, then subsidize the losers with government checks Prairie Gates Monday #16
All neoliberalism is is unbridled capitalism with a few social policies - very few. mdbl Yesterday #31
Bailout Renew Deal Monday #19
The Fucking Original Welfare Queens! Woodycall Monday #20
Bought and paid for by a felon/perv from Queens Bengus81 Yesterday #36
How Would This Economic Aid Work? DallasNE Yesterday #21
History Repeats bmichaelh Yesterday #24
Who didn't call this bailout months and months ago? I did when they shit canned USAID. Bengus81 Yesterday #25
Captain obvious said this would happen kerouac2 Yesterday #27
The Trump deficit set to be amazingly high Johonny Yesterday #29
Welfare cheats DinahMoeHum Yesterday #30
Rinse, Repeat. These foolish farmers will hoover up that public cash as they wail travelingthrulife Yesterday #34
DOGE D00ver66 Yesterday #35
Another one of their attempts to drain the Treasury... IthinkThereforeIAM 20 hrs ago #39
Public aid was a nasty thing when I was growing up .... live love laugh 20 hrs ago #40
The "fiscal conservative" republicans raised the debt ceiling by $5 TRILLION Mysterian 20 hrs ago #41
Taxpayer money Mblaze 19 hrs ago #42
Wouldn't that be socialism???? hamsterjill 19 hrs ago #43
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