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customerserviceguy

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6. This might be a good thing for Mexico

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Mon Feb 13, 2017, 04:25 PM

Feb 2017

It was my understanding that NAFTA caused Mexican corn farmers and their workers to go broke, because they couldn't compete with our US government subsidized corn.

Maybe we can save money on the subsidies, and we'll just turn the rest of it to ethanol.

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Mexican Senator to Introduce a Bill to Stop Buying US Corn. [View all] NNadir Feb 2017 OP

Reap the corn whirlwind, red states. nt msanthrope Feb 2017 #1

"As ye sow... Zoonart Feb 2017 #3

+1 mfcorey1 Feb 2017 #16

Oh My! malaise Feb 2017 #2

farmers in iowa that lose their jobs can help build the wall...if they get paid cash up front nt msongs Feb 2017 #4

Creating jobs democratisphere Feb 2017 #5

This might be a good thing for Mexico customerserviceguy Feb 2017 #6

Texas, Nebraska, Iowa titaniumsalute Feb 2017 #7

a trade war with Mexico will straight fuck up the Texas economy on nearly all fronts anarch Feb 2017 #14

How would we get it through that wall, anyway? pangaia Feb 2017 #8

Good point. At some point, Mexico might like the wall though: To keep out American refugees. n/t NNadir Feb 2017 #9

Corn oil? nt Xipe Totec Feb 2017 #10

If I can't buy my Mexican tortillas, I'm going to be really pissed..........n/t HAB911 Feb 2017 #11

A bit of corporate welfare will fix it. PdxSean Feb 2017 #12

So the farmer with the 10 ft wide "TRUMP" sign down the road is about to be cornholed? NickB79 Feb 2017 #13

Hope springs eternal. This may be another case where everyone gets what he or she... NNadir Feb 2017 #15