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JT45242

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40. Which megadonors own soybean farming companies?
Fri Oct 3, 2025, 08:46 AM
4 hrs ago

So, the rest of us are paying higher taxes in tariffs so that we can welfare money to large corporate farms and shills like Chuck Grassley.

According to the interwebs
"Although farms smaller than 250 acres are the most numerous for soybean production, they account for less than 18% of the total 2022 crop."

The trick that Rethugs love to play with is that technically many megafarms are "family farms" in that they are owned by a family and not a bunch of stockholders. We'll use old Chuck Grassley as an example -- his "family farm" (which swallowed up a lot of smaller farms around the original farm has approximately 750 acres.

His farm had received at least $370L in subsides by 2017. It got another $40K in PPP forgiveness. And more undisclosed money during and after Covid.

I'm certain Chuckles and other rethug congress critters will be at the front of the line for handouts.

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