Democratic Primaries

highplainsdem

(49,005 posts) Thu May 30, 2019, 01:51 PM May 2019

Iowa farmer hit hard by trade war got a bailout check for $25 -- which he donated to Cory Booker

Tweet from Booker, linking to a tweet from NowThis, with video:

Link to tweet

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

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Iowa farmer hit hard by trade war got a bailout check for $25 -- which he donated to Cory Booker (Original Post) highplainsdem May 2019 OP

WTF??? atreides1 May 2019 #1

Didn't Grassley get around $400,000 True Blue American May 2019 #7

chump change compared to those two guys in Brazil NewJeffCT May 2019 #8

K & R SunSeeker May 2019 #2

Iowan here...68% of all bailout moneys went to the top 10% of farm operations including corporates Peacetrain May 2019 #3

Hopefully there's a lot more smart farmers like this guy. Turin_C3PO May 2019 #4

YEP!!! Peacetrain May 2019 #5

That might be their plan IronLionZion May 2019 #9

Farms, Homes, Businesses, People. Any and Everything. n/t MarcA May 2019 #13

Maybe someone whispered in Trump ear Kaiserguy May 2019 #10

Hardly surprising... Wounded Bear May 2019 #11

Hey,these so called payments Wellstone ruled May 2019 #6

it's a powerful statement Skittles May 2019 #12

atreides1

(16,081 posts)

1. WTF???

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2019, 02:10 PM

May 2019

I'll bet Grassley and his son will get more then $25!!!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

True Blue American

(17,986 posts)

7. Didn't Grassley get around $400,000

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #1)

Thu May 30, 2019, 03:12 PM

May 2019

In the last bailout? And the old goat voted for the bill.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

NewJeffCT

(56,828 posts)

8. chump change compared to those two guys in Brazil

Reply to atreides1 (Reply #1)

Thu May 30, 2019, 03:23 PM

May 2019

that pocketed $62 million of bailout money

and, how much did China get from this?

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

SunSeeker

(51,574 posts)

2. K & R

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2019, 02:12 PM

May 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)

3. Iowan here...68% of all bailout moneys went to the top 10% of farm operations including corporates

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2019, 02:19 PM

May 2019

some guy in Brazil I think it is .. walked off with millions.. little farmers are getting kicked in the teeth.. the big operations are going to try an gobble up their land for next to nothing.. Trump is killing the small farmer

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Turin_C3PO

(14,009 posts)

4. Hopefully there's a lot more smart farmers like this guy.

Reply to Peacetrain (Reply #3)

Thu May 30, 2019, 02:22 PM

May 2019

They must see that Trump cares nothing for them or their families.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Peacetrain

(22,877 posts)

5. YEP!!!

Reply to Turin_C3PO (Reply #4)

Thu May 30, 2019, 02:23 PM

May 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

IronLionZion

(45,462 posts)

9. That might be their plan

Reply to Peacetrain (Reply #3)

Thu May 30, 2019, 04:03 PM

May 2019

to screw over small farmers enough that the big corporations can buy them cheaply

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

MarcA

(2,195 posts)

13. Farms, Homes, Businesses, People. Any and Everything. n/t

Reply to IronLionZion (Reply #9)

Thu May 30, 2019, 05:53 PM

May 2019

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Kaiserguy

(740 posts)

10. Maybe someone whispered in Trump ear

Reply to Peacetrain (Reply #3)

Thu May 30, 2019, 04:09 PM

May 2019

That his tariffs might really help the big guy get bigger and just think of all the kick backs (ops I mean campaign contributions) they could give Trump. Plus as they get bigger the competition gets smaller and they can increase prices that much easier. It's a win for Trump and them and a loss to all the rest of us and that is the Republican way!!

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Wounded Bear

(58,670 posts)

11. Hardly surprising...

Reply to Peacetrain (Reply #3)

Thu May 30, 2019, 04:38 PM

May 2019

I figured this was just another swipe to let BigAG buy off bankrupt small farmers at pennies on the dollar.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Wellstone ruled

(34,661 posts)

6. Hey,these so called payments

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2019, 02:24 PM

May 2019

are based on total dollar sales of the Farm Operation. If you do not do a half million a year in Corn Sales,you get nadda.

So,when JBS Industries(Swift/Eckridge)gets 62 million,you know what the real story is.

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Joe Biden

Skittles

(153,169 posts)

12. it's a powerful statement

Reply to highplainsdem (Original post)

Thu May 30, 2019, 05:11 PM

May 2019

yes indeed

If I were to vote in a presidential
primary today, I would vote for: Undecided

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