U.S. says farmers could get cash aid by October but will not be made whole

[DonViejo]

Source: Reuters



JULY 28, 2018 / 2:27 PM / UPDATED 2 HOURS AGO

Hugh Bronstein

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - U.S. farmers could receive cash payments from a planned $12 billion aid package as soon as late September, U.S. Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue told Reuters on Saturday, warning that the program will not make tariff-hit farmers whole.

Perdue said in an interview on the sidelines of the G20 meeting of agriculture ministers in Buenos Aires that the plan would include between $7 billion and $8 billion in direct cash relief.

U.S. growers are expected to take an $11 billion hit due to retaliatory tariffs after Washington placed duties on Chinese goods. “Obviously this is not going to make farmers whole,” Perdue said.

The program includes cash for farmers of soybeans, sorghum, corn, wheat, cotton, dairy and hogs. It offers government purchases of fruits, nuts, rice, legumes, beef, pork and milk for distribution to food banks and nutrition programs. And it promises a trade promotion program to develop new markets.






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[msongs]

1. socialism for red state farmers. of course they will refuse to take it. uh huh. nt

[Bernardo de La Paz]

2. Just in time for the election. . . . nt

[old guy]

12. You are correct.

Welfare Queens will vote Republican.

[mahina]

25. I think most of them will see through this, take what they must and judge him correctly.

Finally.

Based on hope and a guess, no data. Still.

[LuckyLib]

28. Surprise, surprise! Repub timing, so amazing!

[jpak]

3. Is vote buying illegal?

[roamer65]

4. So where's our welfare check?

The manufacturer I work for was hit by higher tariffs than agriculture, yet we don’t see one thin dime from DC.

I’d pull all subsidies from farmers...ALL of them. Then it’s at least somewhat fairer.

[rurallib]

5. Cynical me thinks that the bankers and corporations will somehow

end up with most of the money. Let's face it, thetas who the Repugs care about

[flotsam]

6. So if I build a home...

...and trade policies have increased my lumber cost by 20%, where do I line up because I deserve to at least be made "partial"!!!

[yallerdawg]

7. "Not made whole."

So it IS "welfare" as we know it.

[Iliyah]

8. First they have to gut SSI, Medicare and Medicaid.

Totally shut down SNAP, HUD, healthcare, Meals on Wheels, and other programs that help the citizens of the USA.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. ...

[Mc Mike]

10. The farmers should contact Manafort's russkie buddy, Kilimnik

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if they're looking to be made whole.

[Bengus81]

11. Kansas farmers whine endlessly about lazy asses livin' off the Guberment........

So here's you chance boys,turn DOWN those COMMIE socialist checks!!!! Be an Amurican!!!

[keithbvadu2]

13. Rejecting Donald's socialism?

Something you won't hear from a Trump-country farmer:
Rejecting Donald's socialism.

socialism

[3Hotdogs]

24. You might want to edit your post. You spelled gub'mint wrong.

[TeamPooka]

14. Big Ag corporate is going to 99% of this cash. We all know that right? Small "family" farmers will

fight for any scraps left over

[Trust Buster]

15. Why doesn't someone file a lawsuit ? Perverting a depression era commodities law originally

Meant to stave off starvation and using it to buy votes without the consent of Congress should be challenged in court IMO.

[Squinch]

16. The plan includes between 7 and 8 billion in "direct cash relief." Where does the rest go?

Trump golf courses to make up for their soybean losses? Ivanka's thanksgiving centerpiece?

[Progressive dog]

17. "Farmers won't be made whole"

and consumers will pay Trump's tariffs and then get the bill for helping the farmers. Of course, the consumers who lose jobs because of the high cost of steel and aluminum won't have to pay more taxes and they sure won't be made whole either.

[SergeStorms]

18. We Senior Citizens could sure use...

a raise in our Social Security checks. There's a shit-load more of us than there are small farmers. You want votes? I still wouldn't vote for you, no matter how much you increased our payments Mean Mr. Mustard. I'm sure you'd get a few more votes for the consideration from someone though.

I never thought I'd see Republicans become welfare queens. What next, sucking up to the Russians?

[DallasNE]

19. Straight Out Of The Ezra Taft Benson Playbook

Why would we want a redo of that?

[roamer65]

20. Someone needs to file a lawsuit in federal court to stop the payments.

[Takket]

21. Don't appropriation bills have to come from the House?

[benld74]

22. Poor FSA folk

Having to come up with another means of pooling funds, tracking funds, sending funds
To only those who get them

Did anyone catch who that may be?

[ouija]

23. What

Happened to the will of the free market

[vi5]

26. So, I'll try and get an answer again on this....

...how did this pass? Who voted on this "relief act"? Same as the tariffs themselves.

I seem to recall 8 years of "The president can't just act on his own!!!" and "Congress needs to act before the president can do anything!!!" as the excu......er "reason" that we couldn't do many things people said we wanted to do but the President couldn't act alone.

And since the other thing we heard was "Without 60 votes in the senate nothing can get done or passed!!!"

So which of these things were completely false?

Or maybe neither were false but I'm missing some mechanism by which these things can be done.

[matt819]

27. I am sure

That all the farmers - family farms and corporate - will refuse these payments because it reeks of welfare and socialism. Their president said tariffs work and they stand by him, and won’t accept handouts.

[cntrfthrs]

29. so when does the drug-testing begin for these welfare queens...

and what is the work requirement????