Trump Turning to Socialism to Help US Farmers

Friday, October 03, 2025

Trump is considering a massive aid program for US farmers who are suffering under his idiotic trade war.

Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 07:32 PM | 28 COMMENTS | permalink | Comment on This Entry |

Trumpnomics: Get tariff money from US consumers on Chinese goods. Our farmers can't sell their products because the Chinese refuse to pay our tariffs. China buys from farmers in Argentina instead. We send Argentina $20 billion. Then we pay our farmers to throw their crops away.
-- Ron Filipkowski (@ronfilipkowski.bsky.social) Oct 2, 2025 at 7:54 PM

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Tom "Mongo Sez Gimme Dat Bagga Cash" Homan needs the money.
Yeah, imbecilic goons are a dime a dozen.
But Bagga Cash Homan needs sooooo many of them.
For his cosplay gang: the Nuevo Brownshirts.

#1 | Posted by Doc_Sarvis at 2025-10-03 05:29 AM | Reply

Stark evidence that the Trump economy is failed.

Trump doesn't care about the farmers, of course. But he does hope he can keep them quiet for a little while more.

#2 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-03 08:15 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 2

"Congress will have to pass another farm bailout bill just like they did the last time"

They will. A few will vote against it but it will pass.

#3 | Posted by eberly at 2025-10-03 08:49 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Dummkopf Trumpf let slip that he's a little nervous about the 2026 mid-term elections: www.newsweek.com

"Start bribing the farmers!"

#4 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-03 09:08 AM | Reply

"Congress will have to pass another farm bailout bill just like they did the last time"

Sure. That'll work!

Earlier this year, President Trump signed the so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBB, P.L. 119-21) into law, which slashed SNAP benefits by nearly $186 billion and directly reinvested more than $50 billion of that to further increase farm subsidies to the largest, wealthiest farmers, while programs that support the vast majority of farmers and rural communities were excluded from the bill entirely.
sustainableagriculture.net

#5 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-03 09:19 AM | Reply

#5: "Put a Band Aid on him, that'll work!" thumbs.dreamstime.com

#6 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-03 09:38 AM | Reply

$10B is a pittance compared to the increased costs US farmers have been hit with due to Trump trying to deport half the agricultural workers in the country and his tariffs driving up prices on farming supplies. If it's anything like the last bail out, nearly all of the money will go to the multinational corporate owned farms instead of independent American farmers. On the plus side for Trump, foreign nations will be willing to pay him more bribes in exchange for the right to buy US farm land at deep discounts from all of the farmers that Trump is driving out of business.

#7 | Posted by johnny_hotsauce at 2025-10-03 10:10 AM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

#7: www.allsides.com

#8 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-03 04:10 PM | Reply

Economically, Trump is the most left-wing president in history. What fascinates me is how the Republicans have lined up in support of his policies, while Dems now appear to be the champions of free markets.

If you want to find an analog for Trump, the best would be Dennis Kucinich. Next would be Huey Long. Both progressive Dems.

#9 | Posted by madbomber at 2025-10-04 03:50 AM | Reply

Wait. Der Dotard claims the US economy is the envy of the world, yet lower interest rates are necessary. The Agriculture Department reports a record crop of corn and soybeans, yet farmers need a subsidy. What's wrong with this picture? Certainly the tariffs and the current standing of the United States in the world's view cannot have anything to do with this quandary. Or can it?

#10 | Posted by catdog at 2025-10-04 09:10 AM | Reply

"Economically, Trump is the most left-wing president in history."
#9

Tariffs are historically associated with protectionism from the right. McKinley, Hoover's Smoot Hawley 1930. Republicans moved to a free trade stance in the mid twentieth century and remained that way until 2016.

#11 | Posted by schifferbrains at 2025-10-04 09:57 AM | Reply

" Economically, Trump is the most left-wing president in history."

What ... did he call himself a Socialist, once?

That's all it takes, amirite?

#12 | Posted by Danforth at 2025-10-04 10:25 AM | Reply

Economically, Trump is the most left-wing president in history.

#9 | Posted by madbomber

You confuse his ego-driven, erratic, punishing thoughts and behaviors with some sort of conviction.

The man is simply crazy.

That's why we're getting all these insane outcomes.

#13 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-04 10:29 AM | Reply

Economically, Trump is the most left-wing president in history
#9 | Posted by madbomber

Whatever that's supposed to be referring to, maybe tariffs, maybe buying $10B in Intel, maybe deregulating crypto, maybe starting trade wars, maybe bankrupting small farmers, maybe bailing out Argentina's libertarian conservative regime, none of which are particularly "left-wing" -- that doesn't make him a leftist, politically speaking.

"What fascinates me is how the Republicans have lined up in support of his policies"

That's what cultists do -- Follow The Leader. Surely you understand Trump has created his own Cult of Personality. en.wikipedia.org

"while Dems now appear to be the champions of free markets."

That's an absurd comment. Dems have always been champions of free markets.

"If you want to find an analog for Trump, the best would be Dennis Kucinich. Next would be Huey Long. Both progressive Dems."

Stalin and Mao are better analogies.

#14 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-04 12:17 PM | Reply

Both Leftists, one could say. Though I think it doesn't much matter if you're left or right when you're talking about Totalitarianism, which is what is notable about Stalin and Mao.

Because of Horseshoe Theory. Go far enough right or far enough left, and you end up, functionally, in the same Totalitarian Authoritarian place.

Which is why Hitler and Mussolini are also good analogies for Trump. Trump, who quoted Mussolini on the campaign trail in 2016. Trump, who kept a book of Hitler's speeches by his bed. Horseshoe Theory.

#15 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-04 12:21 PM | Reply

The Trump administration is going to use some of the billions we took in from the tariffs, so not adding to the deficit in any way to do this.

#16 | Posted by MSgt at 2025-10-04 03:41 PM | Reply

The Trump administration is going to use some of the billions we took in from the tariffs

#16 | Posted by MSgt

To pay off the farmers for preventing them from selling their crops in the first place?

Nothing the least bit crazy about that.

#17 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-04 04:18 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

The Trump administration is going to use some of the billions we took in from the tariffs

#16 | Posted by MSgt

Given that, I fail to see the reason why farmers should ever plant crops at all.

#18 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-04 04:25 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 3

I had to abandon free market principles in order to save the free market system.

George W. Bush

#19 | Posted by RightisTrite at 2025-10-04 04:36 PM | Reply

#16 | Posted by MSgt

Who eventually pays the tariffs?

#20 | Posted by Whatsleft at 2025-10-04 06:29 PM | Reply | Newsworthy 1

Farmers have been receiving subsidies ever since I can remember. bUh tRuMp!!!

#21 | Posted by lfthndthrds at 2025-10-05 01:13 PM | Reply

Trump is planning on giving farmers millions in tax dollars to save them from his horrible policies.

At the same time, he's cut taxes on himself, twice now.

So he won't actually be paying for the consequences of his actions.

Republicans are the biggest threat to America.

#22 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-05 01:21 PM | Reply

Farmers have been receiving subsidies ever since I can remember.

#21 | Posted by lfthndthrds at

Yup.

Now they're simply beggars.

Can you still afford hamburger?

#23 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-05 01:25 PM | Reply

Farmers have been receiving subsidies ever since I can remember. bUh tRuMp!!!
#21 | Posted by lfthndthrds

In 2025, farmers sold $0 in soybeans to China, because Trump.
You're getting what you voted for.
Take a victory lap.

#24 | Posted by snoofy at 2025-10-05 01:26 PM | Reply | Funny: 1 | Newsworthy 3

#21 | Posted by lfthndthrds

I have always loved how you let crazy stare you in the face, and you don't even blink.

Food prices, agricultural production, and such...

You're at your absolute finest.

#25 | Posted by Zed at 2025-10-05 01:27 PM | Reply

Fun fact, JD Vance has invested in AcreTrader, a company that profits from bankrupt farms.

#26 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-05 01:39 PM | Reply

@tobyben1472

Farmers needed no bailout under Obama but they voted for Trump.

Farmers needed a bailout under Trump but voted for Trump again.

Farmers needed no bailout under Biden but they voted for Trump.

Farmers need another bailout under Trump.

Racism and hate are so powerful that white people will destroy themselves for it.

#27 | Posted by ClownShack at 2025-10-05 01:55 PM | Reply

#26 and #27: That figures about parasitical hypocrite JD Vance. His wife Usha comes from India where farmer suicides are also high, like the US.

#28 | Posted by C0RI0LANUS at 2025-10-05 02:56 PM | Reply