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‘Farmageddon’: Many US farmers are warning they are at a breaking point (edition.cnn.com)

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[–] queermunist@lemmy.ml 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (3 children)

Maybe the US intends for more farmers to go bankrupt so that the farmland is consolidated into fewer hands, but I think they'll just get a bailout. Literally biting the hand that feeds is too stupid for even this administration.

... probably

[–] limer@lemmy.ml 6 points 1 day ago

I think mass hunger is part of the 2025 playbook. Guessing at that, but would not surprise me.

[–] etchinghillside@reddthat.com 4 points 1 day ago

This is where mind was at – sure would be convenient for Private Equity to swoop in.

[–] yogthos@lemmy.ml 2 points 1 day ago

That will indubitably be the end result of all this.