• CaptDust@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago
    • Farmhands deported, can’t find replacements
    • $200k labor grant suspended indefinitely
    • Lost subsidies, making less money on product
    • Tariffs jacked up equipment prices and repairs
    • Depends on Medicaid, no insurance if it’s cut

    Oh boy, way to seriously fuck yourself from every conceivable angle, smart guys. Sumo wrestler lookin leopards after this one.

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      5 months ago

      One more: China puts tariffs on agricultural products specifically, because they know what they’re doing.

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        5 months ago

        Correction: every country has agricultural tarrifs to protect local farmers, except in extreme scenarios where populations are being starved or cannot produce food by themselves.