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bucolic_frolic

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2. Farm owners will suffer losses and raise prices permanently to make up the loss

Reply to bigtree (Original post)

Wed Jan 22, 2025, 03:59 PM

Jan 22

Will ICE agents pick crops? I didn't think so.

The GOP is the Get-The-Government-Off-Our-Backs bunch. But when they get in office, they can't resist the power of government to carry out a reign of terror. They're in our bedrooms, they're now on our kitchen tables. What's next?

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Food prices are going to skyrocket [View all] bigtree Jan 22 OP

Yes!! Let it happen! Grins Jan 22 #1

The laws of stupid will play out here ... they will make their lives bad to make someone else (immigrants) hurt more JT45242 Jan 22 #7

That is disgusting Cirsium Jan 22 #15

Hell yeah! Let them go broke trying to feed their families! TheProle Jan 22 #27

Disgusting Cirsium Jan 22 #36

Farm owners will suffer losses and raise prices permanently to make up the loss bucolic_frolic Jan 22 #2

They are also hurting all of the little stores and so forth around the farm that depend on the workers' business Walleye Jan 22 #4

Raise prices on what??? BonnieJW Jan 22 #13

Yes. This is what I dread Demobrat Jan 22 #29

pretty rare for basic producers to "set" prices Kali Jan 22 #26

The American people cannot take much more inflation Keepthesoulalive Jan 22 #30

No Cirsium Jan 22 #38

This is exactly what we all expected. Maga supporters are ecstatic. Walleye Jan 22 #3

Ag workers are easy pickings for ICE. MineralMan Jan 22 #5

That has been going on for a long time Cirsium Jan 22 #19

Very true. MineralMan Jan 22 #23

Thanks Cirsium Jan 22 #35

We already knew this would happen if Dump were to be elected. sakabatou Jan 22 #6

And the people who voted for Trump did so because they wanted to see this happen. sop Jan 22 #28

Also tariffs on Mexican vegetables and other produce will raise prices wishstar Jan 22 #8

And That's Going to Piss Off Some of His Supporters MineralMan Jan 22 #9

Nobody could predict this! Phentex Jan 22 #10

Vitally important post. Kick and Rec. Mike 03 Jan 22 #11

He's already started overplaying his marginal win. Ppl are going to be so pissed...his goons as well PortTack Jan 22 #12

Nope OrangeJoe Jan 22 #17

Growers and businesses are already affected. PortTack Jan 22 #34

I saw social media posts with pictures of Border Patrol SUVs crusing through Victorville, CA. SunSeeker Jan 22 #14

Good. Kern County Republicans and agribusiness voted for what they wanted and got it. hatrack Jan 22 #16

There are a lot of assholes, morons and enablers Hassler Jan 22 #18

Millionaire and billionaire ag businesses pfitz59 Jan 22 #20

Well this time Nasruddin Jan 22 #22

Hello good people. Think for yourselves. twodogsbarking Jan 22 #21

It really blows me away that the Trump regime refuses to even consider... keep_left Jan 22 #24

You are implying that they think Keepthesoulalive Jan 22 #31

Good point. keep_left Jan 22 #33

This was front-page news in AL papers during the first tRump conspiracy. eppur_se_muova Jan 22 #25

yeppers . hem. AllaN01Bear Jan 22 #32

Arrest and lock up more people, send them out to pick the crops. Real cheap labor. hadEnuf Jan 22 #37