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Prairie Gates

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16. Destroy the market through protectionist policy, then subsidize the losers with government checks
Mon Sep 15, 2025, 10:19 PM
Sep 15

These are the great believers in Saint Milton Friedman?

Good God. The Democrats, are, of course, then encouraged to occupy the Chicago School space abandoned by the MAGAs. They should decline, and move hard left instead. If the market has failed to produce fair trade, then it has failed. Say the MAGA premise is correct, but its solution is insane and incoherent. That's the play, not slotting oneself into the Friedmanite spot to be further abused.

The people know neoliberalism is a failure. That's why they vote for Trump in the first place. You have to give them the viable alternative, not take up the anti-Trump position from inside the neoliberal catastrophe.

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US taxpayer paid to bankrupt farmers. Now will pay to bail them out. Irish_Dem Sep 15 #1
In order to keep his/their voter block intact ... and KPN Sep 15 #18
The billionaires are angry that feeding the people is even an issue. Irish_Dem Sep 16 #23
Isn't that called vote buying...??? IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 16 #38
Buying votes here! bluestarone Sep 15 #2
Trump bailed out farmers with tax money during his first term also. riversedge Sep 15 #3
After he screwed them, same as it is happening here. Escurumbele Sep 16 #22
Most farmer's are millionaires?????? Farmer-Rick Sep 16 #32
Crank out them socialisms durablend Sep 15 #4
them socialisms for the favored few..... Many more have lost their jobs. Norrrm Sep 15 #11
That toon tells it all! oasis Sep 15 #17
By 2020 the Trump admin had paid farmers a total of $32 BILLION in subsidies Bengus81 Sep 16 #28
Easy-peasy, just cancel those ridiculous illegal tariffs FakeNoose Sep 15 #5
Which farmers? quaint Sep 15 #6
I suggest maybe not the Libertarians. littlemissmartypants Sep 15 #7
nor the *real* family farmers. quaint Sep 15 #9
Family farms make up 95% of farms in the US. So yeah...they'll be getting yet ANOTHER check Bengus81 Sep 16 #26
Small family farms, not the huge acreage, corporate farms with multiple locations, owned by families. quaint Sep 16 #33
Gotta take care of your base! JoseBalow Sep 15 #8
So I guess all the Bootstraps are off! mdbl Sep 15 #10
Let me get this straight they voted for the psychopath that promised them the moon................and then turbinetree Sep 15 #12
You can't expect the people who caused the problem to solve the problem. They won't, but we know that. twodogsbarking Sep 15 #13
Why ? They got their man and his policies in the WH. republianmushroom Sep 15 #14
"Soshilism!!!!" Grins Sep 15 #15
They didn't bat an eye Mblaze Sep 16 #37
Destroy the market through protectionist policy, then subsidize the losers with government checks Prairie Gates Sep 15 #16
All neoliberalism is is unbridled capitalism with a few social policies - very few. mdbl Sep 16 #31
Bailout Renew Deal Sep 15 #19
The Fucking Original Welfare Queens! Woodycall Sep 15 #20
Bought and paid for by a felon/perv from Queens Bengus81 Sep 16 #36
How Would This Economic Aid Work? DallasNE Sep 16 #21
History Repeats bmichaelh Sep 16 #24
Who didn't call this bailout months and months ago? I did when they shit canned USAID. Bengus81 Sep 16 #25
Captain obvious said this would happen kerouac2 Sep 16 #27
The Trump deficit set to be amazingly high Johonny Sep 16 #29
Welfare cheats DinahMoeHum Sep 16 #30
Rinse, Repeat. These foolish farmers will hoover up that public cash as they wail travelingthrulife Sep 16 #34
DOGE D00ver66 Sep 16 #35
Another one of their attempts to drain the Treasury... IthinkThereforeIAM Sep 16 #39
Public aid was a nasty thing when I was growing up .... live love laugh Sep 16 #40
The "fiscal conservative" republicans raised the debt ceiling by $5 TRILLION Mysterian Sep 16 #41
Taxpayer money Mblaze Sep 16 #42
Wouldn't that be socialism???? hamsterjill Sep 16 #43
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