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In December 2024, in the thread "Re: BRK: Why Not XOM?", BreckHutHigh asked the members: "What about the long road trips with kids?" This week it is put to everyone again. The button below opens the small thread re-asking it - read what others have said so far, then give your own answer as an ordinary reply.
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Author: UpNorthJoe   😊 😞
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Subject: Re: Robbing Peter t0 pay Paul?
Date: 10/05/25 9:41 AM
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"I have nothing against farmers, but all actions have consequences and curing them causes yet a different area of damage"

I have nothing against farmers, either. But they are obviously a protected class
in American society. It was obvious to everybody, including farmers, that the policies
Trump trumpeted in his Presidential campaign would seriously hurt farmers. But as you
stated, farmers heavily influenced the election results ( ie they overwhelmingly
voted Trump ).

So now the American consumer is paying more for food, and at the same time
American taxpayer is going to give a large amount of socialistic monetary support
to the farmers of America. We are getting screwed over from both directions.

Nothing we can do about it either, except hopefully force change in the 2026 midterms,
and then hope that Congress actually seizes back the power of the purse
that the current Congress has handed over to the Executive Branch.
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