Michigan

workinclasszero

(28,270 posts) Fri Jul 13, 2018, 04:47 PM Jul 2018

'Our pleas have fallen on deaf ears': Michigan farmers who supported Trump blast tariffs destroying

'Our pleas have fallen on deaf ears': Michigan farmers who supported Trump blast tariffs destroying their livelihoods
Tom Boggioni 13 JUL 2018 AT 15:37 ET

In an interview with farmers in Michigan who are seeing the agricultural tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump possibly destroy their livelihood, the Detroit News reports they can’t even get their congressional representatives to stand up for them.

According to David Williams, a fifth-generation soybean farmer in Elise, Michigan, the 25 percent tariff imposed by China in retaliation for the president’s tariffs is killing the agricultural sector.

“Nobody wins in a trade war,” said Williams, he 67-year-old president of the Michigan Soybean Association. “We’re not going to win. China’s not going to win. In the meantime, soybean farmers are just hurting.”

Williams pointed the finger directly at President Donald Trump, who he believes was put in the White House by rural mid-westerners like himself.

https://www.rawstory.com/2018/07/pleas-fallen-deaf-ears-michigan-farmers-supported-trump-blast-tariffs-destroying-livelihoods/

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'Our pleas have fallen on deaf ears': Michigan farmers who supported Trump blast tariffs destroying (Original Post) workinclasszero Jul 2018 OP

He voted for him JustAnotherGen Jul 2018 #1

I find it hard to sympathize with these fools, TheCowsCameHome Jul 2018 #2

1930s Germany the farmers were big supporters of safeinOhio Jul 2018 #3

reap what you saw AlexSFCA Jul 2018 #4

If they voted for him, zero sympathy. Golden Raisin Jul 2018 #5

Assholes. Hope they learn something. Doubt they will. Squinch Jul 2018 #6

Womp Womp wellst0nev0ter Jul 2018 #7

Where's my violin? llmart Jul 2018 #8

"Hope this is what you wanted" D23MIURG23 Jul 2018 #9

JustAnotherGen

(32,111 posts)

1. He voted for him

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 04:50 PM

Jul 2018

He needs to point the finger at himself.

TheCowsCameHome

(40,169 posts)

2. I find it hard to sympathize with these fools,

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 04:52 PM

Jul 2018

so therefore, I won't.

safeinOhio

(32,807 posts)

3. 1930s Germany the farmers were big supporters of

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 04:54 PM

Jul 2018

the new leader. They were the first to be sent to the Russian front.

AlexSFCA

(6,139 posts)

4. reap what you saw

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 05:02 PM

Jul 2018

the good thing they are seeing that trade war is purely trump’s creation and no one else is involved so they can’t blame others anymore. Their reps won’t do shit so will see how it may affect 2018 elections.

Golden Raisin

(4,621 posts)

5. If they voted for him, zero sympathy.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 05:18 PM

Jul 2018

Squinch

(51,104 posts)

6. Assholes. Hope they learn something. Doubt they will.

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 06:54 PM

Jul 2018

wellst0nev0ter

(7,509 posts)

7. Womp Womp

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 07:02 PM

Jul 2018

Plant some tater tots and prayers, magatards.

llmart

(15,580 posts)

8. Where's my violin?

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Fri Jul 13, 2018, 10:31 PM

Jul 2018

Sorry you were so gullible to believe that Republicans cared about you, but you're on your own buddy.

However, there's an election coming up and you could redeem yourselves by checking the boxes next to Democrats. If you don't, then you truly are one stupid individual.

D23MIURG23

(2,853 posts)

9. "Hope this is what you wanted"

Reply to workinclasszero (Original post)

Sat Jul 14, 2018, 06:49 AM

Jul 2018

"Hope this is what you had in mind
Hope this is what you wanted,
'Cause this is what you're getting
I hope you're choking
I hope you choke on it"

Tool - "Ticks and Leeches"

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