NBC News spoke to 13 farmers across Iowa this week. Eleven voted for Trump in the past and still largely back him, hoping “to God,” as one put it, “that he follows through” on his promises by the end of his term.
  • Ele7en7@lemmy.world
    81·
    2 months ago

    Yes, because they’ll make more money from the bail outs than they would have otherwise.

    • twinnie@feddit.uk
      5·
      2 months ago

      That gets addressed in the article. They say it doesn’t help because suppliers know they’ve got a payout and all want a piece.

    • ClownStatue@piefed.socialEnglish
      3·
      2 months ago

      Literally betting the farm on an Idiot giving them money. Ironically, while bitching about “deadbeats living off government handouts.”

    • reddig33@lemmy.worldEnglish
      1·
      2 months ago

      They won’t get bailed out. Their farms will be bought up by conglomerates and private equity at drastically reduced prices.