Tom Smude, who operates a seed processing business in Pierz, Minn., recently learned that his $530,000 grant, funded by the state through the American Rescue Plan, was also paused.
Mr. Smude took out a bank loan to afford a down payment for equipment that could more efficiently mill sunflower seeds, expecting the grant to cover three-quarters of the cost. But when the equipment arrives, he will have no way of paying for it.
Though Mr. Smude said he shared Mr. Trump’s belief in cutting government spending, he expressed confusion about the president’s priorities.
“It’s what he wants, growth in industry and keep America going,” he said. “I feel like I’m doing my part and now you’re going against what you said, a little bit.”
MAGA demographics:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Quick Facts
Read up, Morrison County. Trump is just not that into you.
New York Times, 2/13/2025
David Brooks writes:
If America elected a populist as president, you would expect him to devote his administration to addressing these inequities, to boosting the destinies of working-class Americans. But that’s not what President Trump is doing. He seems to have no plans to narrow the education chasms, no plans to narrow the health outcome chasms or the family structure chasms. He has basically no plans to revive the communities that have been decimated by postindustrialization.
Why is that? The simplest answer is that Trump really seems not to give a crap about the working class. Trump is not a populist. He campaigns as a populist, but once he has power, he is the betrayer of populism. [emphasis added]
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