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
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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.
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.