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Liberal YouTubers

thucythucy

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10. These MAGAts have little or no understanding of how these things actually work.

Reply to Rhiannon12866 (Original post)

Tue Jul 8, 2025, 07:30 AM

Jul 8

They think "foreign aid" means we send boatloads of cash to other countries and that cash somehow turns into food.

They apparently didn't realize that what this actually meant was that the US government buys billions of dollars of surplus American foodstuffs from American farmers, which we then ship overseas.

This was essentially income maintenance for American farmers, and gutting these programs meant cutting off their funding. As well, of couirse, it means leaving so many people overseas to starve--not that that mattered to them.

Oops!

You'd think these folks would know more about where their income comes from.

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MAGA Kansas Farmers REVOLT After Trump Signs Their DEATH WARRANTS - Really American [View all] Rhiannon12866 Jul 8 OP

Message auto-removed Name removed Jul 8 #1

They need to stop whining to unsympathetic ears and fix their mistake. Take their tractors to DC. marble falls Jul 8 #11

Welcome to DU LetMyPeopleVote Jul 8 #12

Boot straps. Old Crank Jul 8 #2

Revolt and then continue to vote Republican MaineBlueBear Jul 8 #3

No problems nowforever Jul 8 #4

Hang on. multigraincracker Jul 8 #5

I believe that is AI. BidenRocks Jul 8 #6

I feel so sorry for these MAGAT farmers NOT! augyboston Jul 8 #7

Boo Hoo Hoo! Chasstev365 Jul 8 #8

"Perhaps I should have considered some other option"??!! DeeDeeNY Jul 8 #9

These MAGAts have little or no understanding of how these things actually work. thucythucy Jul 8 #10

Kenny... Righteous Pissoff Ranting. Do not apologize. You are right on target. You're speaking for me. usaf-vet Jul 8 #13

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