Trump's Trade War

[Rico]

I feel like this should have had its own thread.

28 billion to bailout farmers.  Meanwhile U.S. consumers are also paying 3.4 billion a month in tariffs.

[Blarg]

It was already posted in the Spin thread, so, no, you don't get anymore look at ME time. 

[Rico]

So you don't believe the trade war should have it's own thread?

[tdawg87]

7 minutes ago, Blarg said:

It was already posted in the Spin thread, so, no, you don't get anymore look at ME time. 

This forum has a 19 page thread dedicated to a single Representative from New York. I'm pretty sure this thread is fine.

[St1ck]

"Trade wars are good, and easy to win."

---some random dude that lost a billion dollars in a ten year span. 

[mtangelsfan]

33 minutes ago, Rico said:

I feel like this should have had its own thread.

28 billion to bailout farmers.  Meanwhile U.S. consumers are also paying 3.4 billion a month in tariffs.

I am not a fan of the farm bill.  I do wonder how America expects to get food from when farmers can't stay afloat.

i also wonder why progressives don't seem to like welfare for farmers

[St1ck]

15 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said:

I am not a fan of the farm bill.  I do wonder how America expects to get food from when farmers can't stay afloat.

i also wonder why progressives don't seem to like welfare for farmers

I don't personally have a problem of bailouts for farmers. Farming is important for our country. The issue is a majority of the recent bailouts are due to Trump's own policies, and the hypocrisy of him railing against socialist programs. 

[Lhalo]

There are too many farmers in this country. The whole industry is subsidized. 

[mtangelsfan]

10 minutes ago, st1ckboy said:

I don't personally have a problem of bailouts for farmers. Farming is important for our country. The issue is a majority of the recent bailouts are due to Trump's own policies, and the hypocrisy of him railing against socialist programs. 

I agree but farming isn't one of those

[mtangelsfan]

11 minutes ago, Lhalo said:

There are too many farmers in this country. The whole industry is subsidized. 

Solution?

[St1ck]

Just now, mtangelsfan said:

I agree but farming isn't one of those

Isn't one of what? 

[mtangelsfan]

Struggles caused by his trade wars

[St1ck]

Just now, mtangelsfan said:

Struggles caused by his trade wars

Sorry, I'm a little drunk so I want to make sure I'm following you correctly here. Are you saying farmers are being hurt by Trump's trade wars? 

[mtangelsfan]

2 minutes ago, st1ckboy said:

Sorry, I'm a little drunk so I want to make sure I'm following you correctly here. Are you saying farmers are being hurt by Trump's trade wars? 

No

[St1ck]

I don't know what you are trying to say then. 

[Lhalo]

11 minutes ago, mtangelsfan said:

Solution?

Quit subsidizing the large mega farmers making it impossible for the mom and pop shops to survive. It’s the big boys that need to be clipped. 

[mtangelsfan]

4 minutes ago, st1ckboy said:

I don't know what you are trying to say then. 

Farming has been struggling long before Trump.  

[St1ck]

Just now, mtangelsfan said:

Farming has been struggling long before Trump.  

I get that farm bailouts have happened long before Trump, but do you think they are not getting harmed by his trade war, and that $28 billion bailout is not because of his policy? 

[Rico]

1 hour ago, mtangelsfan said:

I am not a fan of the farm bill.  I do wonder how America expects to get food from when farmers can't stay afloat.

i also wonder why progressives don't seem to like welfare for farmers

We actually have a surplus in agriculture. The problem doesn't seem to be in getting food on the table of Americans.  

[mtangelsfan]

12 hours ago, Rico said:

We actually have a surplus in agriculture. The problem doesn't seem to be in getting food on the table of Americans.  

Yes, because farmers are subsidized 

[mtangelsfan]

13 hours ago, st1ckboy said:

I get that farm bailouts have happened long before Trump, but do you think they are not getting harmed by his trade war, and that $28 billion bailout is not because of his policy? 

Sure, pretty much everyone is harmed in dumb ass trade wars

[Adam]

Trade deficits aren't an issue from my perspective. China is just another boogeyman leveraged by politicians to gain power. 

The real issue is spending. No one on either side has any intention of dealing with that.

[Taylor]

1 hour ago, mtangelsfan said:

Sure, pretty much everyone is harmed in dumb ass trade wars

Not those in power.

[nate]

15 hours ago, mtangelsfan said:

Farming has been struggling long before Trump.  

Farming in Wisconsin has definitely been struggling because of the tariffs.  Not sure where you are getting your data from.  Milk, Soy and Grain exports to China have practically dried up.  Trump has had to spend $28bn subsidizing the farms that are losing all their money to his stupid shit.

[mtangelsfan]

4 hours ago, Taylor said:

Not those in power.

Of course