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applegrove

(130,116 posts)
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 10:52 PM Wednesday

Farmers to face increased health care costs and they get injured more than regular Americans.

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Kodiak149 (@kodiak149.bsky.social) 2026-01-01T01:53:00.626Z
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Farmers to face increased health care costs and they get injured more than regular Americans. (Original Post) applegrove Wednesday OP
Farming is the third most dangerous industry after construction and transportation. Ocelot II Wednesday #1
MAGAs want to repeal Obamacare? Norrrm Wednesday #2
A final sweep of farm assets. underpants Wednesday #3
Can I be there when you tell farmers they're not regular Americans? Iggo Yesterday #4
According to MAGA, farmers are actually the *only* "regular Americans." Ocelot II 23 hrs ago #5
I'd actually call them exceptional Americans. But don't tell them that, 'cause I don't mean it like they'd take it. Iggo 19 hrs ago #6

Ocelot II

(128,949 posts)
1. Farming is the third most dangerous industry after construction and transportation.
Wed Dec 31, 2025, 11:07 PM
Wednesday
https://clf.jhsph.edu/unconfined-podcast/danger-farm-whats-putting-workers-such-high-risk. Lots of hazardous machinery - tractors and machines with PTO shafts like grain augers, suffocation in grain bins, carcinogenic herbicides, getting trampled or gored by livestock, etc. And now, apparently, face-eating leopards. If anybody needs health insurance it's farmers.

Iggo

(49,627 posts)
4. Can I be there when you tell farmers they're not regular Americans?
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 12:27 AM
Yesterday

That oughta be a hoot!

Ocelot II

(128,949 posts)
5. According to MAGA, farmers are actually the *only* "regular Americans."
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 10:39 AM
23 hrs ago

But yes, "regular Americans" probably wasn't the best choice of words.

Iggo

(49,627 posts)
6. I'd actually call them exceptional Americans. But don't tell them that, 'cause I don't mean it like they'd take it.
Thu Jan 1, 2026, 02:28 PM
19 hrs ago

I still think it’d be hilarious to watch ‘em jump when told they’re not regular Americans, though.

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