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That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
You play the martyr on the Fox TV
That ain't workin', that's the way you do it
Tariffs for nothin, no more sales for me
Maupin added that farmers “have done everything right, they’ve managed their finances well, they have put in a good crop... but they cannot change the weather, they cannot change the economy, they cannot change the markets.”
"The weather is in the control of a higher power,” he added, “and the economy and the markets are in control of Washington, DC.”
Fucking hate it when trump voters say they couldn't have done anything to stop the logical and easily foreseeable consequences of voting for trump.
Just because they didn't know it wasn't a bad idea, didn't mean a shit ton of people didn't try explaining that when there was still time.
"The weather is in the control of a higher power,” he added
Fucking hate it when trump voters say they couldn’t have done anything to stop the logical and easily foreseeable consequences of voting for trump.
In fairness, we clearly weren't getting shit done wrt Climate Change under Biden or Obama. Paradoxically, the best US policy on the table for climate change reforms has been the Texas ERCOT program. Driving electricity prices so high that solar and wind become a popular alternative - both in the home and at grid scale.
Right. They spent the whole time arguing about bullshit and trying to convince people he's not who he actually is. Wasted time and more demonstration of ignorance.
'cant control the weather' blows my mind. Mate it's been very clear that were causing climate change for 50 years now. Just because you chose to ignore it doesn't mean it wasnt happening
Climate change isnt "controlling the weather" in fact its making it more unpredictable
The forces in play have almost nothing todo with trump. Not that I support his policies but anyone looking at harvests would have told you prices would be low. I work for deere - we have been planning for low prices since before it was clear trump would even run (it was expected, but not yet announced). You can read 10k or whatever to see when the public announcements were, but we expected this for a long time and it is playing out within expectations.
Large harvests mean low crop prices mean farmers have low incomes. basic ecconomics based mostly on the weather. nobody can stop it. there are other factors but they are small against the weather. (We still need a sane trade policy butiit won't change much)
any farmer who thinks this is bad needs to looh up 1986. things are just down a little compared to that diaster.
Maybe the farmers can start raising thsoe face eating leopards since that seems to be all that's left after they voluntarily threw their farms into the d(r)ump.