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Well-fed farmers find biting hand that feeds them tastes so good
October 05, 2022
Art Cullen | Storm Lake Times Pilot
It’s going to be a banner year around here despite the drought and all the other troubles.
...
So why no love on the farm for Joe Biden?
Donald Trump started a trade war with China, which rocked soybean growers and pork exporters. Trump responded by showering cash on farmers, meatpackers and traders.
Trade with Asia, generally and China specifically, is up with Biden. The Iowa Corn Growers just came home with a big sale from Taiwan. Beijing has been in the buying mood post-Trump, too.
Farm net worth has been rising faster than the rate of inflation...
...
The rural propaganda machine is fed by corporations for which taxes and regulation are paramount. Abortion and guns are the wedge issues used to shield those who don’t pay taxes or care about the Raccoon River — or the land itself — from the rapacious libs.
If you don’t think propaganda is that powerful, I refer you to Cuba. Or Russia.
Because the facts are that rural areas do no worse when Democrats are in charge, and farmers usually do better. It’s hard to believe when all you are told is that Joe Biden is pretty much singularly responsible for inflation — it certainly couldn’t be Koch Enterprises or ExxonMobil or Bayer or the Chinese livestock feeders who now run Iowa.
...https://www.stormlake.com/articles/well-fed-farmers-find-biting-hand-that-feeds-them-tastes-so-good/
Art Cullen | Storm Lake Times Pilot
It’s going to be a banner year around here despite the drought and all the other troubles.
...
So why no love on the farm for Joe Biden?
Donald Trump started a trade war with China, which rocked soybean growers and pork exporters. Trump responded by showering cash on farmers, meatpackers and traders.
Trade with Asia, generally and China specifically, is up with Biden. The Iowa Corn Growers just came home with a big sale from Taiwan. Beijing has been in the buying mood post-Trump, too.
Farm net worth has been rising faster than the rate of inflation...
...
The rural propaganda machine is fed by corporations for which taxes and regulation are paramount. Abortion and guns are the wedge issues used to shield those who don’t pay taxes or care about the Raccoon River — or the land itself — from the rapacious libs.
If you don’t think propaganda is that powerful, I refer you to Cuba. Or Russia.
Because the facts are that rural areas do no worse when Democrats are in charge, and farmers usually do better. It’s hard to believe when all you are told is that Joe Biden is pretty much singularly responsible for inflation — it certainly couldn’t be Koch Enterprises or ExxonMobil or Bayer or the Chinese livestock feeders who now run Iowa.
...https://www.stormlake.com/articles/well-fed-farmers-find-biting-hand-that-feeds-them-tastes-so-good/
Art Cullen is the publisher and editor of the Storm Lake Times Pilot. He won the the Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing in 2017 and is the author of the book “Storm Lake: A Chronicle of Change, Resilience, and Hope from a Heartland Newspaper.” Cullen can be reached at times@stormlake.com.
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