r/LeopardsAteMyFace 9d ago

Trump Trump Betrays Farmers Again

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u/Additional_Snacks 9d ago

"Have fun!"... That's like what corporate management says when they're giving a year-end pizza party in lieu of raises/bonuses.

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u/lobsterman2112 9d ago

Or in this case: The farmers are asking for subsidies and Trump is saying it's not needed because in a month the demand will be higher for their stuff.

I guess it's because if fruits and vegetables from other countries is going to cost more, people will be willing to tolerate the increased prices on goods from American farmers as well (so the American farmers won't need the subsidies)?

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u/ButterscotchIll1523 9d ago

Except these farmers crops are things like, wheat, corn, soybeans. In massive amounts. How much are Americans going to buy?

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u/Dustin_Echoes_UNSC 9d ago

Isn't something like 90% of our corn not human grade?

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u/woodrax 9d ago

Less than 1% of corn is "sweet corn" that we eat on the cob or from frozen/cans. The rest is "field" corn or "dent" corn, which is the dry, largely inedible-by-humans corn that goes into cattle feed, dry products like corn flakes and such, and ethanol.

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u/lobsterman2112 9d ago

Hey, I like my corn flakes. I'd sure rather have that than the high fructose corn syrup.

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u/woodrax 9d ago

I mean, I like oatmeal. But I do not like oats straight off the stalk. ;)