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Pro-Trump farmer in Missouri faces losing his farm after federal freeze, says he “didn’t have time to research” before voting (wtfdetective.blog)

submitted 2 months ago by tonytins@pawb.social to c/leopardsatemyface@lemmy.world

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A Missouri cattle farmer is facing financial ruin after the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) froze funding for key conservation programs, despite previously signed contracts with the government.

The freeze, part of the Trump administration’s sweeping federal review of spending programs, has left Skylar Holden, a first-generation farmer, scrambling to save his land.

Holden, who voted for President Donald Trump, had signed a $240,000 contract with the USDA’s Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) under the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) to improve water lines, fencing, and wells on his farm.

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[–] borkborkbork@piefed.social 18 points 2 months ago (1 children)

There’s an entire conspiracy behind exploiting these idiots.

there's a certain type of person that feels their ignorance is as valid as someone else's educated knowledge, so even when we point out to them that they're being taken, they only hear they're being called rubes... and double down on whatever grift is draining their pocketbooks.

it's famously worked nearly flawlessly for religion for all of human history.

[–] avidamoeba@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 months ago

so even when we point out to them that they're being taken, they only hear they're being called rubes...

Beceause too often that's literally what we tell them - you're being taken. Their reaction follows naturally. Ever since I started talking about concrete (class) issues affecting them I'm getting different responses.