Monday, February 10, 2020

GET ME REWRITE: Trump's trade war life raft unseaworthy


Photo credit:  Wisconsin Farmers Union

More than $432 million in farm aid paid to struggling Wisconsin farmers.  (Wisconsin State Journal, 2/10/2020)
Farmers across the country were offered an infusion of cash from the federal government, meant as a life raft to help them stay afloat during turbulent times, in the form of the Market Facilitation Program (MFP). But a number of Wisconsin farmers said the payments they received did little to fix the damage caused by tariffs placed on dairy and agricultural products.

 Related posts:
2020
Donald Trump's trade wars sledgehammer.  (1/24/2020)
Trump's trade war not a winner for North Dakota.  (1/3/2020)
 
2019
Greetings from Trump's America: Clay County, Minnesota, where farmers yelp a masochistic version of "Stand By Your Man".  (11/14/2019)
Greetings from Trump's America: Charles Mix County, South Dakota, where trade disputes and extreme weather have devastated farmers.  (11/11/2019)
GET ME REWRITE: Trump trade bailout of no help to farmers who can't plant in their water-logged fields.  (6/5/2019)
Well, Brent, it's clear what Iowa needs to do in November 2020.  (5/11/2019)
Is this what's known as 'chump change'?  (3/3/2019)
GET ME REWRITE: Many Americans have misplaced confidence in Trump's trade agreements and economic policy.  (2/6/2019)
UPDATE: Putting faith in Trump continues to be a losing proposition for farmers.  (1/5/2019)

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