CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agoTrump administration announces $12 billion in one-time payments to farmerswww.npr.orgexternal-linkmessage-square24linkfedilinkarrow-up146arrow-down11cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up145arrow-down1external-linkTrump administration announces $12 billion in one-time payments to farmerswww.npr.orgCharlesDarwin@lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square24linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down13·2 months agoReap what you sow in your instance means starve everyone in yhe country to death.
minus-squareMadison420@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·2 months agoA. No it doesn’t, we already imported more then we exported and still do. B. That’s not an excuse, make better choices and stop crying when stupidity inevitably kicks you in the ass.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·2 months agoDepends on what they are farming and what you mean by “everyone”. The article says most of this will go to those that produce soybeans and corn - most of that is livestock feed.
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·2 months agoLivestock we eat?
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·2 months agoI don’t eat livestock. About 6% of Americans are vegetarian, proving that plenty of people do w/o livestock and don’t starve.
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down4·2 months agoHaving the option for the other 94% is pretty nice though.
minus-squareCharlesDarwin@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months agoNice? Sure, I guess. However, I was talking more about starving vs. not.
minus-squareChippys_mittens@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up1arrow-down3·2 months agoI mean, yes, being a vegetarian is possible. Doesn’t make me want farmers to get less money.
Reap what you sow in your instance means starve everyone in yhe country to death.
A. No it doesn’t, we already imported more then we exported and still do.
B. That’s not an excuse, make better choices and stop crying when stupidity inevitably kicks you in the ass.
Depends on what they are farming and what you mean by “everyone”.
The article says most of this will go to those that produce soybeans and corn - most of that is livestock feed.
Livestock we eat?
I don’t eat livestock. About 6% of Americans are vegetarian, proving that plenty of people do w/o livestock and don’t starve.
Having the option for the other 94% is pretty nice though.
Nice? Sure, I guess. However, I was talking more about starving vs. not.
I mean, yes, being a vegetarian is possible. Doesn’t make me want farmers to get less money.