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In It to Win It

(11,506 posts)
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:01 PM Thursday

Arkansas farmers are pleading with US government to save them -- many face bankruptcy. Here's what Trump is offering

Arkansas farmers are sounding the alarm claiming that a deteriorating global economy and soaring costs are pushing them to the brink of disaster.

As tariffs begin to bite, the state’s farmers are pleading for emergency funding [1] as they stare down bankruptcy and foreclosure.

Hundreds of farmers recently took their pleas to Arkansas’ congressional delegation in Brookland, a community in the northeastern part of the state.

“If there’s no emergency funding this year, there will be one out of three farmers who will file bankruptcy,” said Chris King, a Woodruff County farmer who attended the event.

The farmers clearly see their situation as dire. Here’s what’s going on.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/arkansas-farmers-pleading-us-government-193000999.html
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Arkansas farmers are pleading with US government to save them -- many face bankruptcy. Here's what Trump is offering (Original Post) In It to Win It Thursday OP
What? People pictured the FO part of FAFO as mild embarrassment? Girard442 Thursday #1
Some will suicide Attilatheblond Thursday #2
Seems like some have developed a dependency on emergency funding. taxi Thursday #3
They wanted welfare cuts...let them have welfare cuts JT45242 Thursday #7
The whole world is hungry, why dont they grow something people need? Fichefinder Thursday #9
Bravo! Aristus Thursday #11
All while they claim about black and brown people JI7 Thursday #18
Remind us again who most of them voted for Freddie Thursday #4
Trump voters begging for socialism? Mysterian Thursday #5
Too bad they couldn't see their situation last November. sinkingfeeling Thursday #6
They voted for TACO twice. Hell with them. marble falls Thursday #8
Yep, the leopards can have them. Volaris Thursday #10
They made their bed. Lie in it. Blue Full Moon Thursday #12
Yum! Faces - my favorite!! hatrack Thursday #13
Have any of them blamed Dear Leader yet? Ilsa Thursday #14
Yes, that'll happen right before they blame themselves and their own political choices . . hatrack Thursday #16
Leopards...faces LR3 Thursday #15
It would be interesting odins folly Thursday #17
No bailouts, especially if it's to the people that voted for this. Renew Deal Thursday #19
Theyll get bailouts... BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #20
The "fiscal conservative" republicans raised the debt ceiling by $5 TRILLION Mysterian Thursday #22
Thoughts and Prayers? madinmaryland Thursday #21
Hey MAGAS. Are ya "great again" yet?? B.See Thursday #23

Attilatheblond

(7,137 posts)
2. Some will suicide
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:13 PM
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Some may turn violence to others

Food prices will keep climbing as Big Ag buys up more and more of the farmland.

taxi

(2,477 posts)
3. Seems like some have developed a dependency on emergency funding.
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:13 PM
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Haven't we all heard it said time and time again that once these people get on welfare they never get off? You go out into the country and all these welfare farmers are driving around in new trucks, all decked out with tinted windows and nice wheels. They've all got the latest side-by-sides and UTV's, 44 gun safes, and they drive around in air-conditioned tractors listening to who knows what. In the mean time hard working Americans in blue states are paying their way and the government isn't doing anything about it.
I say they need to pull themselves up by their bootstraps, get rid of all those expensive toys, and start working harder.

JT45242

(3,601 posts)
7. They wanted welfare cuts...let them have welfare cuts
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 07:19 PM
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I'll bet they overwhelmingly voted for mango Mussolini so that he would hurt black or brown people.

Fafo is setting in.

Aristus

(70,733 posts)
11. Bravo!
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 08:41 PM
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About fucking time someone put reality into terms even the hillbillies can understand.

Well said!

JI7

(92,525 posts)
18. All while they claim about black and brown people
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 09:39 PM
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complain about some black kid with a phone and other shit.

Ilsa

(63,214 posts)
14. Have any of them blamed Dear Leader yet?
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 09:18 PM
Thursday

I don't want to hear a word from them until they own their fuckups.

hatrack

(63,459 posts)
16. Yes, that'll happen right before they blame themselves and their own political choices . .
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 09:19 PM
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. . . i.e. never.

LR3

(55 posts)
15. Leopards...faces
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 09:19 PM
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And they will still for a Republican next time, too, because brown people exist.

From the article:
Farmers like Trump’s tariffs
Despite the uncertainty caused by the tariffs, American farmers still see the president’s flagship policy as a long-term win.

A May survey by Purdue University of American producers found that 70% believe the tariffs will ultimately strengthen their industry [7].

odins folly

(463 posts)
17. It would be interesting
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 09:34 PM
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If they were asked, what exactly makes the tariffs a “long term win”?

I doubt any one of them could explain anything about the tariffs….


And then some voice on AM hate radio will tell them they are going bankrupt because of the Dems….

Mysterian

(5,892 posts)
22. The "fiscal conservative" republicans raised the debt ceiling by $5 TRILLION
Thu Sep 4, 2025, 11:11 PM
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so they will surely borrow billions from China et al to give these farmers a handout. But don't call it welfare.

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