McCaskill says Trump tariffs could affect business beyond farm, even price of beer

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Source: Kansas City Star

McCaskill’s Boulevard stop came hours after the Missouri Farm Bureau endorsed her opponent, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, a Republican.

“Josh Hawley has continuously proven his leadership and dedication to the people of Missouri by taking on ‘the big and the powerful,’ but even better, he has proven he is dedicated to protecting our farms and family businesses,” said Blake Hurst, the organization’s president.

The Missouri Farm Bureau’s release mentioned Hawley’s litigation to roll back Obama-era water regulations, but made no mention of its concerns about trade tensions.

In a statement, Hawley said Trump was right “to try to get better trade terms for America and Missouri.”

Read more: https://www.kansascity.com/news/politics-government/article216379795.html

[Wwcd]

1. Farm Bureau has ALWAYS been a Repub mouthpiece. They have ALWAYS backed the big corporate farms over

..the small independent farmer.
Thus causing the small farmers to organize against the Farm Bureau.
I believe perhaps back in the early 60's small independent farmers, fearing corporate farm takeovers of their livelyhood through Republican politics, organized and became The National Farmers Union.

They were successful as a voting block by electing Democratic candidates to local, State & Federal offices who would fight on their behalf.

This Republican big money corporatization has been going on forever.

Hawley better not be elected.
Hawley & Trump would be the death of smaller farmers/ranchers.
It would signal a boon to big corporations with fewer regulations & plenty of high $$$ payouts.

McCaskill Has To Win This Race. Much is at stake.

[SnowCritter]

2. The price of beer!

Well, that ought to get that part of his base that are rednecks fired up!

[SoCalNative]

4. Hey not just rednecks like beer!

However, unlike his base, a little price jump won't have an effect on my beer buying ability.

[Initech]

5. Um.... I am a beer drinker!

And I can guarantee that I am not what one would refer to as a redneck.

[SunSeeker]

3. Republicans have no principles other than tax cuts for the rich.

Every other so-called conservative principle (free trade, balanced budgets, "family values" ) is readily sacrificed in order to get and/or stay in power...so they can give tax cuts to the rich.

[Initech]

6. Shit! Beer is already expensive enough!

Last thing we need is for it to be more!

[Vinca]

7. I just perused the local grocery story ads. Lobster is $4.99 a lb.!

[Marcuse]

8. He wouldn't dare put a tariff on beer from Europe, Asia, Mexico or Canada

in addition to the aluminum.