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Bernardo de La Paz

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4. tRump gave twice as much to Argentina so they could replace US soy in China markets with their own
Thu Oct 2, 2025, 07:50 PM
20 hrs ago

The gift benefited a financier adjacent to the regime and enabled Argentina to lift its export tax on soy so Argentine farmers could replace US farmers.

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welfare farmers grabbing that socialist cash taken from the wallets of blue state residents. and blaming China lol nt msongs 20 hrs ago #1
What's the catch? C_U_L8R 20 hrs ago #2
He wants their continued support after screwing them over with tariffs and bad policies JoseBalow 19 hrs ago #10
Farming isn't a one year gig. paleotn 19 hrs ago #11
That $10B will probably go to large corporate farmers tinrobot 7 hrs ago #38
The family farms are being sold to Chinese corporations. yardwork 6 hrs ago #45
Please, small farmers, take our handout. CivicGrief 20 hrs ago #3
Small famers are less able to navigate requirements and more likely to get bought out at bargain prices Bernardo de La Paz 20 hrs ago #5
Small farmers will be raking in the cash synni 19 hrs ago #13
just like the Covid money went to wherever Trump MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #31
tRump gave twice as much to Argentina so they could replace US soy in China markets with their own Bernardo de La Paz 20 hrs ago #4
Yes. $20 billion to Argentina while the dropped their export fees with China who .. CentralMass 4 hrs ago #48
Or $9 billion bailout.... coz he'll steal $1 billion... and who's counting? IcyPeas 20 hrs ago #6
Hurt? Nonsense. Trump told us tariff money was pouring into our country. Autumn 20 hrs ago #7
The OP says the subsidy will come out of tarriff money MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #32
The soybeans that China isn't buying from the US will be bought from Argentina. usonian 20 hrs ago #8
The 30 billion could have paid a lot of federal worker MadameButterfly 10 hrs ago #33
ARGENTINA FIRST. NT usonian 6 hrs ago #44
Welfare but really a small drop in the bucket. paleotn 19 hrs ago #9
Where will this $10 billion in tariff revenue come from... ananda 19 hrs ago #12
If the taxpayers stop paying taxes .... that's when the money stops rolling in FakeNoose 17 hrs ago #22
How does that happen? MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #34
You don't when your laid off...which will be coming in the next year in mass Bengus81 7 hrs ago #41
Trump never learns bmichaelh 19 hrs ago #14
This is a guy who is going around repeately claiming he has ended 7 wars MadameButterfly 9 hrs ago #35
Xi won't give an inch to TSF RainCaster 18 hrs ago #15
So the American consumer pays the tariffs and also has to bailout Trump voters hurt by the tariffs surfered 18 hrs ago #16
I wonder how many will line up to kiss his festering ass Orrex 18 hrs ago #17
the same folk who scream about SOCIALISM will have their hands out Skittles 17 hrs ago #18
They've literally been saying this same thing for four weeks Prairie Gates 17 hrs ago #19
It will happen,he can't afford to have them not voting for Republicans in the mid-terms Bengus81 7 hrs ago #42
The beauty thing is he will just instruct Treasury to write checks as chicoescuela 17 hrs ago #20
Chump Broke It! BidenRocks 17 hrs ago #21
10B? This is just a drop in a huge bucket. LilElf70 16 hrs ago #23
Best prospect is one generation at a minimum to get back the rights taken. Hope22 15 hrs ago #25
Sadly, I'm in agreement with you. Gimpyknee 8 hrs ago #37
Where does he get this money.. Hope22 16 hrs ago #24
Thank god trump kacekwl 15 hrs ago #26
here we go again LyfeTimeDem 13 hrs ago #27
He isn't giving them 1 red cent. SamKnause 13 hrs ago #28
Republicans are screwing taxpayers twice with this hustle Champp 11 hrs ago #29
Magas will never get a clue. SamKnause 11 hrs ago #30
and how much of that will go into his own pocket? probably most of it. nt Javaman 8 hrs ago #36
Well twodogsbarking 7 hrs ago #39
Which megadonors own soybean farming companies? JT45242 7 hrs ago #40
Bessent owns millions of dollars worth of soybean cropland in one of the Dakotas. travelingthrulife 5 hrs ago #47
$10B?? Oh please...that's the same BS game he played in his first term when subsidies Bengus81 7 hrs ago #43
Welfare Queens. This free public money is why they vote Republican. travelingthrulife 5 hrs ago #46
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