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The rising cost of fertilizer and fuel prices is pushing some farmers to the brink
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mysticpickle lemmy.ca mysticpickle@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2023-09-14
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Taylor said he's a lifelong Republican. He voted for President Trump in 2024. He applied to receive relief from the administration's $12 billion Farmer Bridge Assistance Program — a one-time payment designed to offset tariff losses.

The Trump administration argued the payments would help farmers until their economic policies, such as lowering some taxes, would take effect.

Taylor received a payment in March, he said, declining to disclose the exact amount. But he said it covered only about 20 percent of what he actually lost last year, and his patience with the Trump administration is "wearing thin."

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habitualcynic lemmy.world habitualcynic@lemmy.world
Joined: 2024-05-20
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and his patience with the Trump administration is "wearing thin.

I just can’t with these people. Can’t wait til the cult falls apart.

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_‌_反いじめ戦隊 ani.social AntiBullyRanger@ani.social
Joined: 2025-02-02
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Taylor received a payment in March, he said, declining to disclose the exact amount.

Doesn't read like regretted his bailout/socialism.

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hperrin lemmy.ca hperrin@lemmy.ca
Joined: 2024-12-13
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“I hate socialism so much that I’ll gladly accept some socialism to make up for the brutal capitalism I subject everyone else to.”

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Hanrahan slrpnk.net hanrahan@slrpnk.net
Joined: 2023-03-14
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yeah this is just more of the "he's hurting the wrong people"

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EndOfLine lemmy.world EndOfLine@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-06-12
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Taylor received a payment in March, he said, declining to disclose the exact amount. Doesn't read like regretted his bailout/socialism.

Welfare queen living off the tax payer dollar while the rest of us work for our money. Somebody should deport him back where he came from.

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db2 lemmy.world db2@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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Oh no, not the multimillionaire farmers who get tax breaks and government handouts year after year after year! The horror!

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Etterra discuss.online Etterra@discuss.online
Joined: 2024-12-10
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Have the day you voted for Taylor.

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Etterra discuss.online Etterra@discuss.online
Joined: 2024-12-10
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and his patience with the Trump administration is "wearing thin. I just can’t with these people. Can’t wait til the cult falls apart.

If he won't stop destroying my livelihood I might consider not voting for his illegal 3rd term.

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ThatGiantDynamo feddit.uk ThatGiantDynamo@feddit.uk
Joined: 2025-03-10
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If he won't stop destroying my livelihood I might consider not voting for his illegal 3rd term.

If he won't stop destroying my livelihood I will be mighty pissed in the voting booth when I vote for his illegal 3rd term.

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Bytemeister lemmy.world Bytemeister@lemmy.world
Joined: 2023-07-29
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If he won't stop destroying my livelihood I will be mighty pissed in the voting booth when I vote for his illegal 3rd term.

If he doesn't stop destroying my livelihood, I'll be mighty pissed 2 years after voting for him in to office for a 3rd time, since he is doing the exact same things he did during his first and second terms, and he even told us in all 4 campaigns that he was going to do these things.

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phoenixarise lemmy.world phoenixarise@lemmy.world
Joined: 2025-03-09
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I sure do love this for him.

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ParlimentOfDoom piefed.zip ParlimentOfDoom@piefed.zip
Joined: 2025-09-26
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There's hasn't been a Republican administration in my lifetime that hasn't pushed farmers to the brink. Possibly even my parent's lifetimes...

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