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riversedge

(77,757 posts) Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:22 AM Sep 9

McGovern: Over and over again I heard from farmers about how they are bracing for these drastic snap cuts. Why? Because

McGovern: Over and over again I heard from farmers about how they are bracing for these drastic snap cuts. Why? Because you can only buy food with snap benefits. Who grows that food? Our farmers.. They are already seeing the abrupt cancellation of usda programs that support the purchase of fresh local produce for schools and food banks.

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McGovern: Over and over again I heard from farmers about how they are bracing for these drastic snap cuts. Why? Because (Original Post) riversedge Sep 9 OP

Someone remind me... Who did these farmera overwhelmingly vote for? RockRaven Sep 9 #1

"Ha ha. Farmer suckers. Ha ha." - Krasnov (r - golf cheat/rapist) BoRaGard Sep 9 #2

Trump will wriggle and squirm his way out of oasis Sep 9 #3

There were always huge Trump banners all over the midwest farmland. Irish_Dem Sep 9 #4

Fool Me Once modrepub Sep 9 #5

The majority will be kacekwl Sep 9 #6

They voted for those snap cuts when they voted for Orange Sack of Shit. Autumn Sep 9 #7

RockRaven

(18,002 posts)

1. Someone remind me... Who did these farmera overwhelmingly vote for?

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 03:40 AM

Sep 9

Was it the guy and party doing these cuts?

Oh, that's right, it WAS the guy and party doing these cuts.

BoRaGard

(7,526 posts)

2. "Ha ha. Farmer suckers. Ha ha." - Krasnov (r - golf cheat/rapist)

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:06 AM

Sep 9

sooner or later, republicons sucker everyone

oasis

(52,883 posts)

3. Trump will wriggle and squirm his way out of

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:17 AM

Sep 9

this slight to America’s farmers as he did in his first term.

Irish_Dem

(74,767 posts)

4. There were always huge Trump banners all over the midwest farmland.

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:20 AM

Sep 9

Turkeys voting for Thanksgiving dinner.

modrepub

(3,923 posts)

5. Fool Me Once

Reply to riversedge (Original post)

Tue Sep 9, 2025, 05:24 AM

Sep 9

…you know…

Seriously though, hope dems don’t throw a completely unencumbered lifeline to these farmers. Ask them to put up their state and local tax money for matching federal funds or something similar so that they have skin in the game.