Thursday, December 11, 2025

US Farmers say Trump's $12 Billion Aid Package Won't Cover Losses

U.S. farmers facing steep losses this year welcomed President Donald Trump's $12 billion aid package announced on Monday, but said they would need more than that to fully offset low crop prices and lost export opportunities from his trade war.

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Of course it's not enough. Farmers want to farm, not get handouts after Trump wrecks their living. This is a bad trade, not aid. And remember, Trump gave Argentina $40 billion and their farmers are selling the soybeans American farmers can't sell.

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-- Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández (@fernandez.house.gov) Dec 9, 2025 at 9:59 AM

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Let me see if I understand this ...

Pres Trump enters a tariff war with our trading partners, causing farmers (and other Americans) to pay more for the things they need.

Pres Trump sees how his tariffs have affected a key voting bloc of his, so he tried to bribe that voting bloc using money supposedly raised by the tariffs.


#1 | Posted by LampLighter at 2025-12-10 01:18 PM

Where are the Democrats to demand tax increases to cover the additional spending?

#2 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-12-10 01:21 PM


Thursday, December 11, 2025
US Farmers say Trump's $12 Billion Aid Package Won't Cover Losses

So these warriors against socialism is now saying their socialism is not socialist enough.

Well that's shocking.

#3 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-12-11 10:16 AM

Bold off

#4 | Posted by Nixon at 2025-12-11 10:17 AM

Too f*&^ing bad, don't be so stupid next time.

#5 | Posted by jpw at 2025-12-11 10:22 AM

I thought Congress held the power to spend and appropriate money.

Why are they letting Trump do their jobs for them?

Why the surrender of their perogative.

Trump is a Moron. Congress has numerous supposedly intelligent people.

What Gives?

#6 | Posted by Effeteposer at 2025-12-11 10:26 AM

Of course it's not enough. This isn't about making farmers whole again from Turnip's trade wars, it's about a bribe to say he did something. It's supposed to shut the farmers up.

You can expect the same thing if Turnip sends out money for individuals to help pay for the price increase to health insurance he proposes to do rather than extend coverage for Obamacare. Just like with the farmers, it won't be near enough, even though the public would still have to pay for their health insurance from the same companies. He proposes that if the public has more money, they can shop around for a better deal. Problem with that is the better deal (ie cheaper) merely means higher deductibles and less coverage which is no deal at all compared to what they had the year before.

#7 | Posted by BBQ at 2025-12-11 10:29 AM

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